The Coolest Hacks of 2018 | 6 Ways to Anger Attackers on Your Network

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( January 03, 2019 Top!Top?elq_mid=88587&elq_cid=22844169 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [The Coolest Hacks of 2018]( In-flight airplanes, social engineers, and robotic vacuums were among the targets of resourceful white-hat hackers this year. [Cyberattack Halts Publication for US Newspapers]( A virus disrupted print and delivery for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, and other US publications this weekend. [Ex-NSA Contractor Was a Suspect In Shadow Brokers Leak]( New court document shows law enforcement suspected possible involvement of Harold Martin in Shadow Brokers' release of classified NSA hacking tools. [Spending Spree: What's on Security Investors' Minds for 2019]( Cybersecurity threats, technology, and investment trends that are poised to dictate venture capital funding in 2019. [AI in Security Carries as Many Questions as Answers]( Companies are adopting machine intelligence even though there are still issues and questions regarding its performance, a new report on AI use in cybersecurity shows. [Data on 997 North Korean Defectors Targeted in Hack]( Nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea had personal data compromised by an unknown attacker. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( Middle!Middle?elq_mid=88587&elq_cid=22844169 HOT TOPICS [Start Preparing Now for the Post-Quantum Future]( Quantum computing will break most of the encryption schemes on which we rely today. These five tips will help you get ready. [6 Ways to Anger Attackers on Your Network]( Because you can't hack back without breaking the law, these tactics will frustrate, deceive, and annoy intruders instead. [Toxic Data: How 'Deepfakes' Threaten Cybersecurity]( The joining of 'deep learning' and 'fake news' makes it possible to create audio and video of real people saying words they never spoke or things they never did. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [7 Business Metrics Security Pros Need to Know]( These days, security has to speak the language of business. These KPIs will get you started. [25 Years Later: Looking Back at the First Great (Cyber) Bank Heist]( The Citibank hack in 1994 marked a turning point for banking -- and cybercrime -- as we know it. What can we learn from looking back at the past 25 years? 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