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Quantum-powered RNG supplies pure entropy to crypto systems (Help Net Security)

2015-08-04 07:29

Whitewood Encryption Systems has created Entropy Engine, a cost-effective, quantum-powered random number generator. The Entropy Engine employs quantum mechanics to solve the problem of entropy gene...

#quantum #crypto #security

79% of companies release apps with known vulnerabilities (Help Net Security)

2015-08-04 07:27

The application development process is rampant with security risks due to current business pressures, according to new research released at Black Hat USA 2015 by Prevoty. From competing busine...

#vulnerabilities #security

RIG exploit kit crimewave infects millions (ZDNet)

2015-08-04 07:18

#exploitkit #exploit

Apple OS X zero-day flaw hands over root access without system passwords (ZDNet)

2015-08-04 07:18

#apple #root #rootaccess #zeroday

Malicious advertisements surge! 260% spike in 2015 (Help Net Security)

2015-08-04 07:01

RiskIQ announced at Black Hat USA 2015 its latest findings on the prevalence of malvertising across the nearly two billion publisher pages and 10 million mobile apps it monitors per day. In the fir...

#spike #security

Best practice application security: Does it exist? (Help Net Security)

2015-08-04 06:56

Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, website breaches have become an everyday occurrence. In fact, hacked websites have become so common that typically only the biggest data breaches capture enough atten...

#security