Paul Nakasone Will Have to Balance NSA Needs With US Cyber Command Background
The appointment of Paul Nakasone raises the question again: Should the NSA and Cyber Command be controlled by one man?
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/paul-nakasone-nsa-cyber-command
Google Bans All Cryptomining Extensions From the Chrome Store
As cryptojacking takes over the web, Google will put a stop to cryptomining extensions that prey on unsuspecting installers.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/google-bans-all-cryptomining-extensions-from-the-chrome-store
Security News This Week: Julian Assange Has Lost His Internet Privileges
As always, we’ve rounded up all the news we didn’t break or cover in depth this week.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/julian-assange-has-lost-his-internet-privileges
Cloudflare's New Encryption Service Adds Privacy Protection
Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare appears to be preparing to launch a service to encrypt traffic to the computers that look up web addresses.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/new-encryption-service-adds-privacy-protection-for-web-browsing
The Under Armour Hack Was Even Worse Than It Had To Be
If Under Armour had protected all passwords equally, its 150-million-user MyFitnessPal breach wouldn’t have been nearly as bad.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/under-armour-myfitnesspal-hack-password-hashing
The SamSam Ransomware That Hit Atlanta Will Strike Again
Atlanta isn't the SamSam ransomware strain's first victim—and it won't be the last.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/atlanta-ransomware-samsam-will-strike-again
Source: https://www.wired.com/category/security/latest