Security News

HDDCryptor ransomware uses open source tools to thoroughly own systems (Help Net Security)
2016-09-20 16:59

HDDCryptor (aka Mamba) is a particularly destructive piece of ransomware that encrypts files in mounted drives and network shares, locks the computers’ hard disk, and overwrites their boot disk...

Running in Front of the Open Source Parade (SecurityWeek)
2016-09-01 12:25

Critical Vulnerabilities Affect Open Source Base Transceiver Stations (SecurityWeek)
2016-08-26 04:22

Need a tamper-proof, encrypted PC? The portable, open-source ORWL could be what you're looking for (ZDNet)
2016-08-19 13:06

Google's Santa macOS malware sniffer goes open source (ZDNet)
2016-08-18 10:21

myLG: Open source command line network diagnostic tool (Help Net Security)
2016-08-16 13:00

myLG (my Looking Glass) is an open source utility that combines the functions of different network probes into one network diagnostic tool. It comes as a single binary with no dependencies. During...

In limiting open source efforts, the government takes a costly gamble (Help Net Security)
2016-08-12 13:15

The vast majority of companies are now realizing the value of open sourcing their software and almost all have done so for at least certain projects. These days Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple...

How open source platform Ghost solves security and productivity for bloggers (TechRepublic)
2016-08-11 12:20

Intel's Crosswalk open source dev library has serious SSL bug (The Register)
2016-08-01 00:16

Pwnie Express open sources IoT and Bluetooth security tools (Help Net Security)
2016-07-29 12:45

Pwnie Express announced the availability of open sourced versions of its Blue Hydra and Android build system software. The release of these tools enable comprehensive Bluetooth detection and...