Credit freeze basics start with one simple idea: if a lender cannot see your credit report, it is far less likely to approve a new account in your name. A credit freeze, sometimes called a…
Price oracle manipulation is an attack in which someone deliberately distorts the price a smart contract relies on, then uses that false price to borrow, mint, liquidate or trade on unfair terms. The contract executes…
Flash loan attacks are exploits in which an attacker borrows a very large amount of cryptocurrency with no collateral, uses it to take advantage of a weakness in a decentralized finance protocol, and repays the…
Credit report privacy is about controlling who can read one of the most detailed financial profiles kept about you, and for what reason. A credit report is a record, compiled by a credit bureau, of…
Liquidity pool security is the set of protections that keep tokens deposited into automated trading pools safe from bugs, manipulation and fraud. A liquidity pool is a smart contract holding two or more tokens that…
Single sign on, usually shortened to SSO, lets a person sign in once and then open several separate applications without typing a password again. You meet it at work when one company login opens email,…
ATM privacy and security covers everything that protects you, your card and your account information during a cash withdrawal or deposit at an automated teller machine. The visit lasts only a minute or two, yet…
Threat Models for Operating Systems give you a structured way to decide which protections your computer or phone actually needs. Instead of copying a long hardening checklist, you describe what you are protecting, who might…
Point of sale security covers the protection of the checkout systems where card payments are taken, from the card terminal on the counter to the software, network and people behind it. A point of sale…
Decentralized exchange security covers the risks a trader faces when swapping tokens directly from a personal wallet through smart contracts instead of through a company that holds customer funds. A decentralized exchange, or DEX, removes…