John King, CISSP, PMP, CISM

John King currently works in the greater Los Angeles area as a ISSO (Information Systems Security Officer). John has a passion for learning and developing his cyber security skills through education, hands on work, and studying for IT certifications.
Google’s Shocking Proposal: Maximum validity period of SSL/TLS certificates cut to just 90 days!

Google’s Shocking Proposal: Maximum validity period of SSL/TLS certificates cut to just 90 days!

Google has proposed cutting the maximum validity period of SSL/TLS certificates to just 90 days. The change would force websites…
Extractor.exe Malware is Targetting Etsy Sellers

Extractor.exe Malware is Targetting Etsy Sellers

Etsy sellers have a new scam to watch for. Scammers have been sending sellers files called “design extractor.exe,” and the…
Massive ChatGPT Data Breach Revealed as Security Experts Warn of Potential Vulnerabilities

Massive ChatGPT Data Breach Revealed as Security Experts Warn of Potential Vulnerabilities

ChatGPT, the language model trained by OpenAI, was recently hit by a massive data breach, according to security experts. The…
GitHub to Unveil Identity of Twitter Source Code Leaker

GitHub to Unveil Identity of Twitter Source Code Leaker

GitHub has been ordered by a court to reveal the identity of the individual who leaked the Twitter source code.…
North Dakota Makes History as First State to Require Cybersecurity Education for All Students

North Dakota Makes History as First State to Require Cybersecurity Education for All Students

North Dakota has become the first U.S. state to require cybersecurity education for all students. Gov. Doug Burgum signed House…
Day 2 of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023: Hackers Score Big Wins with Million-Dollar Exploits

Day 2 of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023: Hackers Score Big Wins with Million-Dollar Exploits

The second day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, the famous hacking contest organized by the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). Has ended.…
FBI Charges 20-Year-Old Hacker Running Massive Hacker Marketplace

FBI Charges 20-Year-Old Hacker Running Massive Hacker Marketplace

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, March 24, 2023, that it had charged a 20-year-old man from Peekskill,…
The Looming Job Crisis: Millions to be Displaced by Chat GBT

The Looming Job Crisis: Millions to be Displaced by Chat GBT

ChatGPT (the name stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is changing customer service by automating chat conversations. Many people worry…
SVB Failure may lead to World Wide Financial Meltdown

SVB Failure may lead to World Wide Financial Meltdown

The world of finance is bracing itself for a potential catastrophe, as the threat of a major financial institution’s failure…
OpenSea NFT Vulnerabilty Discovered

OpenSea NFT Vulnerabilty Discovered

A security researcher found a flaw in the OpenSea NFT marketplace that let attackers create fake listings and trick buyers…
How DoS Attacks are Conducted

How DoS Attacks are Conducted

A denial of service (DoS) attack is a cyber attack that involves flooding a computer system or network with traffic in an attempt to disrupt or disable...
Cookies and Computer Security

Cookies and Computer Security

ookies are small text files that are stored on a user's computer by a website. They are used to remember information about the user, such as their...
The History of Ransomware

The History of Ransomware

The history of ransomware can be traced back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, when it was first used as a tool for extortion. At that time, ransomware...