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