What is a honeypot, and how defenders study attackers by getting hacked on purpose
Malik Johnson · Sep 18, 2026Decoy systems let security teams watch real attacks unfold on machines that were built to be broken.
Threats
Living off the land: how attackers use your own admin tools against you
Brandi Reed · Sep 16, 2026Intruders increasingly skip malware and drive Windows' own PowerShell, WMI …
Threats
Initial access brokers explained: the middlemen selling your way into networks
Asha Venkataswamy · Sep 14, 2026A quiet corner of the criminal economy supplies ransomware crews …
Tech News
Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
Asha Venkataswamy · Sep 13, 2026Fraudulent information requests sent from a legitimate government email domain …
Security
How Network Segmentation Limits Breach Blast Radius
Asha Venkataswamy · Sep 8, 2026Dividing a network into isolated zones does not stop intrusions. …
Credential stuffing explained: why old breaches break new accounts
Brandi Reed · Aug 24, 2026Credential stuffing is the automated replay of username-password pairs from …
Patch N-able N-central now: vendor confirms active exploitation of authentication bypass flaw
Brandi Reed · Aug 22, 2026CVE-2026-18577 let attackers seize admin control of N-central servers and …
Privacy
How to turn on two-factor authentication for the accounts that matter most
Malik Johnson · Aug 18, 2026
How to delete your data from 500+ data brokers with California's free DROP tool
Malik Johnson · Aug 16, 2026California residents can now wipe their records from every registered data broker in one request. Here's who qualifies, exactly how to do it, and what still won't disappear.
Guides
How to turn on two-factor authentication for your Google account
Colin Reyes · Aug 26, 2026Yes — you can turn on 2-Step Verification for a Google account in under five minutes, and the authenticator-app or passkey method is stronger than SMS codes.
How to turn on two-factor authentication for the accounts that matter most
Colin Reyes · Aug 14, 2026A step-by-step guide to enabling 2FA on your Google, Microsoft, and Apple accounts, plus which method to pick when you have a choice.
How to set up a passkey and stop relying on passwords
Passkeys replace your password with a cryptographic key tied to your device. Here is what they actually protect against and how to turn one on for your Google account and your Apple devices.
Zero trust explained: never trust, always verify — and what it means in practice
Zero trust removes the trusted-inside/firewalled-outside model: every user, device, and request is verified continuously — and its ideas translate to home networks better than you'd think.
How to spot fake apps before they take over your phone
Fake apps ride official stores' trust — check the developer, reviews, download counts, and permissions before installing, and treat search results and ads as hostile delivery routes.
Palo Alto fixes PAN-OS flaw rated 10/10, confirms attackers hit unpatched firewalls within hours
CVE-2024-3400, a command-injection flaw in PAN-OS GlobalProtect rated 10.0 by Palo Alto Networks, was patched on April 14, 2024 — and the vendor's own advisory says exploitation began within a day of the fix shipping.
What is an MFA fatigue attack, and how do you stop it
Attackers don't need to crack your password if they can wear down your patience. Here's how push bombing works and the one setting that stops it cold.
Fairlife dairy ransomware: Coca-Cola unit halts production after attack
A ransomware attack at Coca-Cola's Fairlife dairy subsidiary forced production downtime in July 2026 — the latest manufacturing extortion where the machine floor, not just the office, stops.
Why schools are ransomware's favorite target
School districts hold sensitive data, run aging systems, cannot tolerate downtime, and pay — a combination that keeps education at the top of ransomware statistics, as the 2026 Canvas breach showed again.
How the SEC's four-business-day cyber incident rule actually works
The clock starts when a public company decides an incident is material, not when it finds one. Here is what Item 1.05 requires, who got more time, and what private operators should copy.
The cybersecurity skills shortage: how many jobs, and does it even exist?
Workforce counts show a global gap in the millions while entry-level job seekers can't get interviews — both are true, and understanding why explains a lot about the industry's failure mode.