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Patrick Howell O'Neill

Patrick Howell O’Neill is a cybersecurity reporter for CyberScoop based in San Francisco.

Articles by Author

Despite NIST’s warnings, SMS still being used for two-factor authentication

Government

(Getty)

Faced with encrypted devices, cops choose warranted smash and grabs

Policy

YubiKey — Security key in action as a second factor of identity (Yubico)

YubiKey anti-phishing device saw ‘huge spike’ in orders this year

Threats

Department of Justice — (Wikicommons)

DOJ praises vastly expanded government hacking power

Policy

VPN usage booming as uncertainty looms over Trump presidency

Privacy

Donald Trump — (John Pemble / Flickr)

The encryption debate will reignite under President Trump

Policy

HackForums — (Mikal Marquez / https://flic.kr/p/99bs5g)

International dark web FBI sting launched ‘to send a message’

Policy

Microsoft — (Flickr)

Russia-linked hacking group is exploiting Windows flaws, Microsoft will issue new patch

Threats

HackForums — (Peter Taylor / Flickr)

Inside HackForums’ rebellious cybercrime empire

Technology