Microsoft’s Zero-Day Disclosure Backlash: Did Legal Threats Go Too Far?

Microsoft Threatens Legal Action Over Exploit Disclosure

Microsoft’s response to a researcher publicly disclosing proof-of-concept exploit code has reignited an old debate in security: where does responsible disclosure end and reckless disclosure begin? Tom and Scott discuss the Nightmare ...
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ShrinkLocker Ransomware Leverages BitLocker for File Encryption

The ransomware resizes system partitions to create a new boot partition, ensuring the encrypted files are loaded during system startup, which locks out the user ...
Security Boulevard

Breaking Bitlocker

It was only a matter of time before someone did this. Bitlocker is Microsoft’s technique for encrypting a desktop, laptop, or other MS Windows device. We encrypt the device to protect the ...
File Encryption Using VHD and BitLocker

File Encryption Using VHD and BitLocker

When I was thinking of topics to write about, the idea of protecting the data we work with came to mind. There’s always some sort of data that we want to keep ...
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The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Lost and Stolen Devices, Instagram and SIM Hijacking, LabCorp Security Breach

This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for July 23rd, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was ...