Security News

SHA-2 encryption will make many sites inaccessible to users who can't afford newer tech (Help Net Security)
2015-10-26 11:31

A group of security researchers has recently announced that it's highly likely that effective collision attacks that would break SHA-1 encryption will be revealed by the end of 2015. "We estimate ...

Back to the Future: How much of Marty and Docs' tech is a reality? (Help Net Security)
2015-10-22 07:33

Yesterday was October 21st – the day Marty and Doc crashed into the future in the second Back to the Future sci-fi film, released in 1989. But what did the creators get right? 26 years down the line, ...

Tech support scammers start targeting users of Apple devices (Help Net Security)
2015-10-22 07:30

With the rise of popularity and the widespread ubiquity of devices made by Apple, it was only a matter of time when tech support scammers would begin targeting that ever increasing segment of the popu...