Notices tagged with infosec, page 3

ProTip: Remember to check your URLs for "utm_*" parameters

E.G. If I see:
"?utm_source=reddit.com" at the end of the URL you shared, I know you got it from Reddit

Or "utm_campaign=newsletter0120" tells me you probably copied it from an email sent in January of last year

These are never needed to actually reach the page you're sharing. They're just for analytics (UTM tracking modules) and will reveal where you get your information (to us and the site), which may cause privacy issues

#Infosec

Is anyone looking at fuzzing sysctl nodes in similar vein as fuzzing syscalls a la syzkaller?

#fuzzing #infosec

Just published: Hackers Are Googling Your Plain Text Passwords - The Startup #cybersecurity #InfoSec https://victoria.dev/verbose/hackers-can-find-your-plaintext-passwords-how-to-proactively-prevent-sensitive-data-exposure/

VLC media player 3.0.8 released, fixes security vulnerabilities:

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html

– 12 security vulnerabilities were fixed
– all versions prior to 3.0.8 are vulnerable to most of these vulnerabilities

#vlc #videolan #mediaplayer #update #infosec #security #cybersecurity

Holy what!

"Amazon's home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police to request footage from these cameras, a secret agreement obtained by Motherboard shows."

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb88za/amazon-requires-police-to-shill-surveillance-cameras-in-secret-agreement

#infosec