https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/ Notes from a Fiery Nest - Dreamwidth Studios Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:05:02 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios ironphoenix personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/462685/279646 https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/272399.html Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:05:02 GMT https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/272399.html <i>"Child," said Aslan, "did I not explain to you once before that no one is ever told what would have happened?"</i><br />--C.S. Lewis, <i>Voyage of the Dawntreader</i><br /><br />Apparently, not always so. The <a href="https://spectreattack.com/">Meltdown and Spectre attacks</a> are interesting and clever exploits of speculative execution, a trick we are using to execute programs more quickly.<br /><br />An internet-connected device isn't like a house: it has to be a fortress, because it is much harder to prosecute attackers, due to the relatively high anonymity and jurisdiction-crossing freedom of online attacks.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ironphoenix&ditemid=272399" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/272399.html links computers internet public 4 https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/267235.html Thu, 04 May 2017 13:30:12 GMT https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/267235.html Google Docs shares may not be what they seem; exercise caution, and if you have gotten caught, revoke permissions to the fake app and change your password ASAP.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/04/avoid-google-docs-phishing-attack/">Telegraph article</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.wired.com/2017/05/dont-open-google-doc-unless-youre-positive-legit/">Wired article</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ironphoenix&ditemid=267235" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/267235.html internet public 0 https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/266336.html Sat, 15 Apr 2017 15:23:04 GMT https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/266336.html <a href="https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/04/chrome-firefox-unicode-phishing/">There is a unicode hack which can make a link look like a trusted site while actually sending you to a phishing site in Chrome or FireFox.</a> Actions to fix this are described in the article.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ironphoenix&ditemid=266336" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ironphoenix.dreamwidth.org/266336.html internet public 2