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A Controversial Plan to Encrypt More of the Internet

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The road to routing all Domain Name System lookups through HTTPS is pocked with disagreements over just how much it will help. What is your opinion on this? Learn the details in an informative Wired article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 09, 2019

Russian hackers modify Chrome and Firefox to track secure web traffic

Have you heard that Russian hackers are infecting systems with RATs and using them to modify Chrome and Firefox browsers, adding a fingerprint to every TLS action and passively track encrypted traffic? Learn more in an interesting Engadget article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 07, 2019

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PDF encryption standard weaknesses uncovered

You would be forgiven for thinking that encrypting PDFs, before they are stored or sent via email, keeps their contents away from prying eyes. But according to researchers in Germany, it might be time to revisit that assumption after they discovered weaknesses in PDF encryption which could be exploited to reveal the contents of a file to an attacker. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 03, 2019

New PDFex attack can exfiltrate data from encrypted PDF files

Have you heard about the new attack that German academics have developed that can extract and steal data from encrypted PDF files, sometimes without user interaction? Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 30, 2019

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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has security vulnerabilities that could cause loss of funds

Are you running Lightning Network nodes? If so, you should upgrade ASAP. Learn more:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 30, 2019

Unlocking the future of blockchain innovation with privacy-preserving technologies

Interested in what the future has in store for blockchain? Check out this interesting HelpNetSecurity article:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 22, 2019

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Certificate Giant Slams Plan to Shorten HTTPS Lifespans

Industry stakeholders are considering reducing the lifespan of HTTPS certificates to just 13 months, around half of the current duration, in order to improve security.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 13, 2019

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What is cryptojacking? How to prevent, detect, and recover from it

Criminals are using ransomware-like tactics and poisoned websites to get your employees’ computers to mine cryptocurrencies. Here’s what you can do to stop it.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 02, 2019

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How MIT's Fiat Cryptography might make the web more secure

One of the most common uses of public-key cryptography is securing data on the move. The process used to produce the code that scrambles that data as it travels over the internet has been labor intensive. That's changed, however, with anew system developed by MIT researchersfor creating that code.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 31, 2019

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Lack of trust will doom cryptocurrency

Have you considered what the future of cryptocurrency looks like? Loss of crypto coins through hacks, fake trading and volatility destroy trust in cryptocurrency, but those aren't its only problems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 18, 2019

Explainer: What is post-quantum cryptography?

Are you familiar with post-quantum cryptography? The race is on to create new ways to protect data and communications from the threat posed by super-powerful quantum computers. Get the details in this article.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 12, 2019

OpenPGP experts targeted by long-feared ‘poisoning’ attack

Somebody out there has taken a big dislike to Robert J. Hansen (‘rjh’) and Daniel Kahn Gillmor (‘dkg’), two well-regarded experts in the specialised world of OpenPGP email encryption.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 05, 2019

The Problem With Disk Encryption

Full disk encryption provides incredible data protection for personal devices. If you haven’t enabled FileVault on your Mac, Windows Device Encryption on your PC, or Android Device Encryption on your phone, please go do it now (iOS encrypts storage by default). It’s easy, efficient, and secure. You will likely never notice the difference in usage or performance. Seriously. This is a no-brainer.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 27, 2019

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FBI warns users to be wary of phishing sites abusing HTTPS

Would you trust a website simply because the connection to it is secured using HTTPS backed by the green padlock symbol?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 12, 2019

Major HSM vulnerabilities impact banks, cloud providers, governments

Two security researchers have recently revealed vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely to retrieve sensitive data stored inside special computer components known as HSMs (Hardware Security Modules).

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 09, 2019

How a quantum computer could break 2048-bit RSA encryption in 8 hours

Many people worry that quantum computers will be able to crack certain codes used to send secure messages. The codes in question encrypt data using “trapdoor” mathematical functions that work easily in one direction but not in the other. That makes encrypting data easy but decoding it hugely difficult without the help of a special key.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 03, 2019

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Amazon granted patent for Bitcoin-style system to fight DDoS attacks

Cryptocurrency rumor mongers are likely to be dancing today as Amazon has successfully filed a patent for a Bitcoin-styled Proof-of-Work system. But don’t get ahead of yourself, it doesn’t look like the Seattle-based ecommerce giant will be accepting Bitcoin for payments.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 17, 2019

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Opera will support ‘multiple blockchains’ in its browser, starting with TRON

Opera will soon be adding native support for the TRON blockchain in its cryptocurrency-focused browser.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 15, 2019

Encryption technology: 11 potential next big things

As enterprise infrastructure and advancements in technology grow businesses, encryption capabilities are accelerating to keep up. Yet, knowing which new technologies are going to take off is extremely difficult.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 03, 2019

Encrypgen Completes ERC20 Integration – DNA Token Likely to Appreciate

With Bitcoin (BTC) surging above 5,000 in recent weeks, traders might be wondering whether now is the time to get back into altcoins. I’ve written in the past that the market will likely be more critical of blockchain-based projects in the future. There are two reasons for this.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 27, 2019

Abyss Locker Ransomware Targets Linux & Windows Users

Linux Foundation Joins Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance

New Decryption Key Available for Babuk Tortilla Ransomware Victims