Security News > 2016 > May

Instagram Patches Brute-Force Authentication Flaws (Threatpost)
2016-05-20 19:15

Facebook paid researcher Arne Swinnen a $5,000 bounty for a pair of authentication vulnerabilities in Instagram that enabled brute-force attacks against usernames and passwords.

Detecting Explosives (Schneier on Security)
2016-05-20 19:06

Really interesting article on the difficulties involved with explosive detection at airport security checkpoints. Abstract: The mid-air bombing of a Somali passenger jet in February was a wake-up...