339 posts by
Patrick Nohe
A graduate of Florida State University, Patrick started his career as a reporter for the Miami Herald. He applies that commitment to journalism, along with his newsroom experience, to Hashed Out's industry coverage. As someone who has worked hard to learn the ins and outs of encryption, hashing, browser UI/UX and general cyber security from the ground up, Patrick has a unique insight into what the average internet user knows and doesn’t know – as well as how to explain it in a way that’s relatable.
The protocol used by the majority of WiFi connections is vulnerable, allowing traffic to be exposed. WiFi connections aren’t safe. This isn’t a new statement, it’s advice security experts have…
Russian spies, North Korean spies, Swedish DDoSers and some stupid things people said and did. Another week and more news of hacks, cyber attacks and politicians that don’t understand encryption…
The deputy attorney general is framing this argument all wrong. On Tuesday, in the course of a larger speech at Annapolis, Maryland, deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein – speaking on…
“Sophisticated phishing emails are behind more than 90% of successful cyberattacks,” – Mike Rogers, former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee According to a new study by the security firm…
According to a new study, 70% of American workers don’t grasp web security and privacy. The majority – 70% – of US employees fail when it comes to security and…
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon all have unencrypted websites. Four of the five biggest defense contractors in the world – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon –…
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are going to change cyber security. Here’s how. One of the most common topics in the tech world today is artificial intelligence. As the technology…
The NFLPA website was attacked and personal information for nearly 1,200 players was stolen. An NFL Players Association Website suffered a breach sometime in February. The breach was disclosed by…
A new study from Vipre shows two-thirds of SMBs would suffer catastrophic consequences from a breach. VIPRE Security recently commissioned a survey amongst small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to determine…
HTTP Strict Transport Security forces browsers to make secure HTTPS connections with websites. HTTP Strict Transport Security has been in the news a little bit lately thanks to Google’s decision…
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