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Firefox Security Response to pwn2own 2025
At Mozilla, we consider security to be a paramount aspect of the web. This is why not only does Firefox have a long running bug bounty program but also mature release management and security engineering practices. These practices combined with well-trained and talented Firefox teams are also the reason why we respond to security bugs…
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Updated GPG key for signing Firefox Releases
The GPG key used to sign the Firefox release manifests is expiring soon, and so we’re going to be switching over to a new signing subkey shortly. The GPG fingerprint is 14F2 6682 D091 6CDD 81E3 7B6D 61B7 B526 D98F 0353. The new signing subkey’s fingerprint is 09BE ED63 F346 2A2D FFAB 3B87 5ECB 6497…
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Will the UK’s Ransomware Proposal Work? Trustwave Weighs in on the Potential Impact
The recent UK Home Office proposal designed to hinder and disrupt ransomware operations through several proposed measures, including a targeted ban on ransomware payments, has again brought this question into the public square. The question of whether to pay a ransom demand is a decades-long argument with ardent opinions on both sides. Go to Source
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Penetration Testing ROI: How to Convince Leadership to Invest in Cybersecurity
While Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) know how crucial a consistent enterprise penetration testing program is to their cybersecurity program, convincing their fellow leaders and board members to invest in pen testing amid other budget demands can be challenging. Go to Source
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Trustwave SpiderLabs: Examining How New Ransomware Groups Emerge
Two newcomers have made their way onto the ransomware threat group stage, becoming the biggest threat to the energy and utilities sector in 2025. Go to Source
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Beyond the Chatbot: Meta Phishing with Fake Live Support
In a previous Trustwave SpiderLabs’ blog, we explored how cybercriminals exploit Facebook Messenger chatbots to execute social engineering attacks, deceiving users into falling victim to scams and phishing schemes. These attacks often rely on the perceived legitimacy of automated systems to manipulate users into sharing sensitive information. Go to Source
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The Rise of EdTech and Its Transformative Impact on Education
Educational technology, or EdTech, is revolutionizing the way we learn and teach. By integrating advanced tools and digital platforms into educational systems, EdTech is creating more personalized, efficient, and accessible learning experiences for students worldwide. From K-12 schools to universities and corporate training programs, the impact of technology in education is profound and growing. Personalized…
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AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic
Most people know that robots no longer sound like tinny trash cans. They sound like Siri, Alexa, and Gemini. They sound like the voices in labyrinthine customer support phone trees. And even those robot voices are being made obsolete by new AI-generated voices that can mimic every vocal nuance and tic of human speech, down…
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On Generative AI Security
Microsoft’s AI Red Team just published “Lessons from Red Teaming 100 Generative AI Products.” Their blog post lists “three takeaways,” but the eight lessons in the report itself are more useful: Understand what the system can do and where it is applied. You don’t have to compute gradients to break an AI system. AI red…