WinRAR patch is issued but the unpatched are at risk
OK, this bug was nasty.
Mar 19, 2019 weblog
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Your body has internet—and now it can't be hacked
Someone could hack into your pacemaker or insulin pump and potentially kill you, just by intercepting and analyzing wireless signals. This hasn't happened in real life yet, but researchers have been demonstrating for at least ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Researchers find trapdoor in SwissVote election system
A team of researchers have examined the source code published as part of the SwissPost e-voting system, provided by Scytl, and discovered a cryptographic trapdoor.
Mar 12, 2019
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Testers look into security of car alarms
A: "You mean your keyless-entry car was stolen in spite of your alarm?" B: "No, my car was stolen because of my alarm." Does this make any sense? It would if you read about a UK security firm's findings when they went looking ...
Mar 09, 2019 weblog
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Google had Zero-Day reasons for shouting about updates
Update. Now. This minute. Don't go until you do it. That was the pushy message from Google on Thursday. A Zero-Day exploit was at play against the Chrome browser and there was no wiggle room for users to ignore it until they ...
Mar 08, 2019 weblog
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Cybersecurity study of the dark web exposes vulnerability to machine identities
A thriving marketplace for SSL and TLS certificates—small data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organizations' servers and their clients' computers—exists on a hidden part of the Internet, according ...
Mar 08, 2019
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An all-in-one cyber toolkit for criminal investigations
Cybercriminals can run, but they cannot hide from their digital fingerprints.
Mar 07, 2019
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New exploitation techniques and defenses for DOP attacks
Data-oriented attacks allow hackers to manipulate non-control data and alter a program's behavior, often causing significant damage to the systems affected. Researchers at Virginia Tech, Clemson University, Pennsylvania State ...
Mar 07, 2019 feature
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Breakthrough research using quantum cryptography addresses security in 5G networks
New research has demonstrated a ground-breaking solution for securing future critical communications infrastructures, including emerging 5G networks.
Mar 07, 2019
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FIDO, W3C show strong and simple are not opposites for user authentication
File under New and Official. After you check out this week's headlines for WebAuthn and W3C. The latter stands for Worldwide Web Consortium. The WebAuthn is now an official web standard. Backers say the specification marks ...
Mar 06, 2019 weblog
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