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Cryptography

What is a side channel attack? How these end-runs around encryption put everyone at risk
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Documentation

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Linux Kernel Security Wiki
Chrooted SSH/SFTP On Fedora 7

Firewalls

CUJO Smart Firewall vulnerabilities exposed home networks to critical attacks
Linux firewalls: What you need to know about iptables and firewalld
Why the Firewall is Increasingly Irrelevant

Forums

The information security professional is more than 'a necessary evil'
Building Trust
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General Security

Endpoint security is consolidating, but what does that mean?
11 questions to ask before buying AI-enabled security software
What is a honeypot? A trap for catching hackers in the act

Government

Utah County Struck by Ransomware
Proposed bill would forbid big tech platforms from using dark pattern design
FBI criticized for delaying breach notifications, including insufficient details

Hacks/Cracks

US feds’ names, home and email addresses hacked and posted online
Cisco bungled RV320/RV325 patches, routers still exposed to hacks
Round 4: Hacker returns and puts 26Mil user records for sale on the Dark Web

Host Security

Top 7 Remote Access Apps For Linux
5 Linux Tools to Help Recover Data from Corrupted Drives
Don’t Kill the Password. Change the Password

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Lizard Squad member jailed after offering DDoS-for-hire attack service
How Creative DDOS Attacks Still Slip Past Defenses
Memcached DDoS: This 'kill switch' can stop attacks dead in their tracks

Latest News

Iranian APT Group Pegged for Shamoon Disk Wiping Attacks
phpMyAdmin Releases Critical Software Update — Patch Your Sites Now!
Critical SQLite Flaw Leaves Millions of Apps Vulnerable to Hackers

Network Security

Researchers find 36 new security flaws in LTE protocol
Holes in 4G and 5G Networks Could Let Hackers Track Your Location
FCC Says Gutting ISP Oversight Was Great For Broadband

Organizations/Events

Dropbox uncovers 264 vulnerabilities in HackerOne Singapore bug hunt
ONS Evolution: Cloud, Edge, and Technical Content for Carriers and Enterprise
#BHEU: How Google Aurora Attacks Changed the Consciousness of Cybersecurity

Privacy

Chinese companies have leaked over 590 million resumes via open databases
Facebook demand for new user email passwords reveals appalling lack of security awareness
Over 13K iSCSI storage clusters left exposed online without a password

SELinux

How come MCS Confinement is not working in SELinux even in enforcing mode?
libselinux is a liar!!!
Stop disabling SELinux!

Security Projects

IBM launches blockchain skills academy with University of Louisville
Android phones transformed into anti-phishing security tokens
Europe to pilot AI ethics rules, calls for participants

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skipfish
Experts fret over iPad security risks
Metrics and SPAM

Server Security

A dozen US web servers are spreading 10 malware families, Necurs link suspected
Apache web server bug grants root access on shared hosting environments
Targeted malware attacks against Elasticsearch servers surge

Vendors/Products

Intel acquires UK’s Omnitek to double down on FPGA solutions for video and AI applications
Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw
Intel finally issues Spoiler attack alert: Now non-Spectre exploit gets CVE but no patch

Wireless Security

Dragonblood: Data-leaking flaw in WPA3 Wi-Fi authentication
More Unsecure Wi-Fi and Phishing? Not So Flashy
More Unsecure Wi-Fi and Phishing? Not So Flashy

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