Security News

Open source hardware cryptographic module offered for $800 (Help Net Security)
2016-07-19 17:01

For a few years now, the CrypTech project has been working on designing an open source hardware cryptographic engine that could be used to secure core Internet infrastructure. They have created...

Shard: Open source tool checks for password re-use (Help Net Security)
2016-07-12 20:36

Security researcher Philip O’Keefe has created a tool that allows users to check whether they have reused a password on multiple accounts. The impetus behind the creation of Shard – as O’Keefe...

Week in review: Mitsubishi Outlander hack, Mozilla funds open source code audits (Help Net Security)
2016-06-13 11:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Researchers hack the Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, shut off alarm remotely Mitsubishi Outlander, a popular hybrid SUV sold...

Mozilla will fund code audits for open source software (Help Net Security)
2016-06-10 14:28

The Mozilla Foundation has set up the Secure Open Source (SOS) Fund, whose aim is to help open source software projects get rid their code of vulnerabilities. “The Fund is part of the Mozilla Open...

Corruption, Code Execution Vulnerabilities Patched in Open Source Archiver 7-Zip (Threatpost)
2016-05-12 19:11

Several vulnerabilities were fixed this week in the file archiver 7-Zip which could have led to arbitrary code execution and file corruption.

Facebook CTF platform is now open source (Help Net Security)
2016-05-12 17:22

Capture the Flag competitions are a good – not to mention legal – way for hackers to build and hone their skills. But, quality CTF environments are difficult and expensive to build and run. This...