Security News

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...

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...

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...