Security News > 2015 > May

China blames hacking attack for recent Internet problems (Yahoo Security)
2015-05-04 00:05

'Just follow the damn Constitution!' FBI, DoJ skewered over demands for crypto backdoors (The Register)
2015-05-04 00:05

Obsolete platforms security guidance aka how to defend (Reddit)
2015-05-04 00:05

Invalid TCP Flags: Attacks Gaming the System (Reddit)
2015-05-04 00:05

Friday Squid Blogging: Ceramic Squid Planters (Schneier on Security)
2015-05-01 21:16

Nice....

Digital Privacy Public Service Announcement (Schneier on Security)
2015-05-01 19:43

I thought this was very well done....

Ears as a Biometric (Schneier on Security)
2015-05-01 17:46

It's an obvious biometric for cell phones: Bodyprint recognizes users by their ears with 99.8% precision with a false rejection rate of only 1 out of 13. Grip, too. News story. EDITED TO ADD: I...

Mozilla Moving Toward Full HTTPS Enforcement in Firefox (Threatpost)
2015-05-01 16:20

The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday that it is in the process making HTTP connections incompatible with its popular Firefox Web browser.

Researcher Finds Method to Bypass Google Password Alert (Threatpost)
2015-05-01 15:47

A security researcher has developed a method–actually two methods–for defeating the new Chrome Password Alert extension that Google released earlier this week. The Password Alert extension is...

Threatpost News Wrap, May 1, 2015 (Threatpost)
2015-05-01 15:38

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the post-RSA news, including the MySQL bug, the progress of the OpenSSL overhaul and the wildly entertaining House hearing on crypto backdoors.