Karl Thomas

Independent Correspondent



148 articles by Karl Thomas

Spiceworks application vulnerability disclosed

Spiceworks application vulnerability disclosed

Spiceworks application vulnerability disclosed

A serious flaw has been discovered in the Spiceworks application, which creates an admin account for anyone logging in using their Facebook or LinkedIn details.

Karl Thomas25 Jun 20151 min. read


Critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Adobe Reader exposed by hacker

Critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Adobe Reader exposed by hacker

Critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Adobe Reader exposed by hacker

A hacker has published an extensive list of Adobe Reader and Windows vulnerabilities based on his research into a relatively obscure area of font management.

Karl Thomas24 Jun 20152 min. read


Minor Chrome release fixes serious bugs

Minor Chrome release fixes serious bugs

Minor Chrome release fixes serious bugs

Google has updated the Chrome browser to version 43.0.2357.130 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Karl Thomas23 Jun 20151 min. read


Cybercrime

Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

Cybercrime

Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT.

Karl Thomas22 Jun 20151 min. read


Privacy

Reddit goes HTTPS, joins Wikipedia at security table

Reddit goes HTTPS, joins Wikipedia at security table

Privacy

Reddit goes HTTPS, joins Wikipedia at security table

Popular meme site Reddit has announced that it will soon encrypt all traffic with HTTPS by default.

Karl Thomas19 Jun 20151 min. read


Must-know security tips for non-technical fathers

Must-know security tips for non-technical fathers

Must-know security tips for non-technical fathers

Few people’s idea of a relaxing Father's Day involves getting to grips with IT security, but scammers typically target the holidays to catch out consumers.

Karl Thomas18 Jun 20153 min. read


Privacy

DuckDuckGo traffic up after Apple integration and privacy issues

DuckDuckGo traffic up after Apple integration and privacy issues

Privacy

DuckDuckGo traffic up after Apple integration and privacy issues

Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo has seen traffic rocket after recent widely publicized privacy scares, according to the company.

Karl Thomas18 Jun 20151 min. read


UK Consumers willing to share DNA with banks to secure identity

UK Consumers willing to share DNA with banks to secure identity

UK Consumers willing to share DNA with banks to secure identity

Consumers in the UK would be happy to share their DNA if it would help secure their financial and personal information, according to a new report.

Karl Thomas17 Jun 20151 min. read


New exploit compromises Samsung Galaxy phones

New exploit compromises Samsung Galaxy phones

New exploit compromises Samsung Galaxy phones

Potentially 600m Samsung Galaxy phones are at risk of malicious compromise after a new exploit was discovered by a security researcher.

Karl Thomas17 Jun 20152 min. read