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.
A 2016 incident may have provided the basis for illegal gain via trading. In a statement on cyber security released on Wednesday, September 20, Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton…
Avril Lavigne topped a McAfee study of the most dangerous celebrities to search for online Have you ever wondered who the most dangerous celebrities on the internet are? No? Me…
A new report says that negligent employees are the root cause of most cyber security incidents. 54% of IT professionals point the finger at negligent employees as the main cause…
Let’s be careful with our critiques of Susan Mauldin’s educational background before we set a dangerous precedent. On Friday I came across an article that was as sensational as it…
FTP is unencrypted and vulnerable, so Google will mark it “Not Secure” starting in December Google has announced plans to begin labelling FTP sites “Not Secure” beginning with the release…
Trouble keeps brewing for Equifax after its breach, including increasing reports of negligence and calls for jail time. As per usual, we’re going to wrap up this week with a…
Google’s browser will warn users about Man-in-the-Middle attacks starting in Chrome 63. Google Chrome will add an interstitial warning notifying users of HTTPS interception starting in Chrome 63. The warning…
The announcement being circulated simply finalizes an agreement from July A couple days ago, on September 11, 2017, a group of Google employees made a post on the Google Security…
Our thoughts and prayers go out to our neighbors affected by Hurricane Irma As we’re so fond of pointing out, Hashed Out and its parent company, The SSL Store™ are…
A report from Symantec claims the re-emergence of an old foe with a new target According to a report by the cyber security company, Symantec, the energy sector in Europe…
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