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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
Jul 20, 2026
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data privacy automation Every system admin has lived through the same Monday morning ritual. A queue of forty tickets, half of them password resets, permission errors, or disk space warnings that any experienced technician could resolve in under two minutes. The other half require actual judgment. For years, automation promised that software would eventually sort the two apart on its own. That promise is now being tested in production Linux environments. . Early results are reshaping how IT teams think about tier-1...
Jul 17, 2026
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data collection automation You're running a web scraping project to collect pricing data from e-commerce sites. You set up a pool of datacenter proxies, launch your scripts, and within minutes — banned . CAPTCHAs everywhere. Your data pipeline stops before it really begins. . It's a frustrating scenario that plays out daily in ad verification, market research, and multi-account management. The website doesn't know you're doing legitimate research or monitoring. It just sees traffic coming from IP ranges it recognizes as...
Jul 17, 2026
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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
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digital rightsprivacy technologyprivacy advocacyGlobal Activism Against Facial Recognition Technologies in 2019
2019 has marked the year where activists worldwide have taken action against the use of privacy-threatening facial recognition technology in public spaces. Learn more: . We’ve all heard the expression, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” We might hope that what we do and where we go will only be known to those who were there in person. Yet maintaining such anonymity and privacy in public spaces is becoming ever more difficult. 2019 has marked the year where a growing digital rights network around the world is pushing back against governments and companies’ use of face recognition technologies in public spaces. This year, in an attempt to prevent people from having their movement and actions meticulously tracked, these activists took action against face recognition in countries all over the world. . In 2020, community organizers protested against AI monitoring in urban spaces, championing digital rights and autonomy from data collection practices.. Facial Recognition Resistance, Privacy Rights Advocacy, Global Activism. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 31, 2019
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cryptographyprivacy technologyinnovationsExploring Blockchain Innovations And Privacy Technologies Future
Interested in what the future has in store for blockchain? Check out this interesting HelpNetSecurity article: . The origins of blockchain as many are familiar with it today can be traced back to the Bitcoin whitepaper , first published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, which offered a vision of a new financial system underscored by cryptography and trust in code. Throughout the past decade, iterations of this technological infrastructure have gradually built out a diverse industry ecosystem, allowing for use cases that extend beyond cryptocurrencies and peer-to-peer transactions. From smart contracts to asset tokenization, across industries ranging from gaming, supply chain, Internet of Things ( IoT ), real estate, and many others, the proliferation of use cases across verticals are a testament to the technology’s inherent versatility. The link for this article located at HelpNetSecurity is no longer available. . Blockchain technology's journey began in 2008 with Bitcoin, a decentralized currency enabling peer-to-peer transactions, inspiring innovations like Ethereum and zk-rollups.. Blockchain Technology, Privacy-Preserving Solutions, Cryptography Innovations. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 23, 2019
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internet securityprivacy technologyISPsDNS Over HTTPS Threatens ISPs and Government Surveillance Efforts
The penny has finally dropped inside ISPs and governments that a privacy technology called DNS over HTTPS (DoH), backed by Google, Mozilla and Cloudflare, is about to make web surveillance a lot more difficult. . In the UK, this matters because under the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), ISPs are required to store a record of which websites citizens visit for the previous 12 months, which is done by noticing Domain Name System (DNS) requests, e.g. to xyz.com. DNS over HTTPS (and its close relative DNS over TLS, or DoT) makes this impossible because it encrypts these requests – normally sent in the clear – hence the panic reported in a recent Sunday Times article (paywall). The link for this article located at NakedSecurity is no longer available. . DNS over HTTPS enhances user privacy against ISP and government surveillance laws like the IPA. Explore its implications.. DNS over HTTPS, web encryption, privacy advancements, ISP surveillance. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 24, 2019
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open sourceprivacy technologycybersecurity insightsImpact of Open Source on Global Security: Insights from Mikko Hypponen
Open source software can be one answer to combating the global surveillance of innocent citizens, said security expert Mikko Hypponen in his keynote last week at LinuxCon and CloudOpen Europe in Edinburgh.. Advances in computing and the rise of global networks have made the storage and transmission of data cheap and easy. This has created unparalleled connectivity, progress and innovation, Hypponen said. But it The link for this article located at Linux.com is no longer available. . Open source software can enhance global security by addressing surveillance risks through transparency, community audits, and custom privacy features for users. Open Source Software,Cybersecurity Insights,Mikko Hypponen,Global Security,Privacy Technology. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 29, 2013
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security innovationprivacy technologyuser controlExploring User-Controlled RFID Solutions For Privacy Enhancement
A researcher is working on technology he hopes will be able to control RFID tags and protect private information. "We are building our own RFID cards and adding features to them to make it visible and noticeable when someone is accessing the information," Nicolai Marquardt, a Ph.D. student at the University of Calgary said during the Computer Human Interaction conference in Atlanta Wednesday. . He said that his project can also make it possible for users to control when the information on the card is being accessed. With RFID being embedded into everyday items like passports, credit cards and transit passes, security becomes a concern with the always-on technology. Marquardt is working with Microsoft Research in the U.K. on the project and has four distinct types of RFID controllers. The first group gives the user direct feedback. There's one that lights up, one that vibrates and one that makes a sound when the tag is being accessed. The next group has controllable tags. One has a button that needs to be pressed before the RFID becomes active. Another one is touch sensitive so, for example, someone needs to be holding the tag in order to read the information on it. The third group of tags has sensing properties. One is light sensitive, so data can't be accessed when the card is in a pocket. Another is tilt sensitive so it can only be accessed when pressed flat against a reader. The link for this article located at IT World is no longer available. . He said that his project can also make it possible for users to control when the information on the . researcher, working, technology, hopes, control, protect, private. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 16, 2010
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network threatssecurity analysisprivacy technologyInvestigating the Dangers Associated with Traffic Alteration in Tor Network
On October 4th one of our readers sent in a very worrying analysis of what appeared to be "traffic modification" (in his words) on the part of the Tor network. The Tor ("The Onion Router") network is an anonymizing peer-to-peer network of routers on the Internet which uses various techniques to bounce traffic around the Internet in such a way that traffic analysis becomes difficult if not impossible to perform. Tor is a perfect example of a dual-use technology: it can be used to avoid government-imposed Internet censorship or to protect the identity of a corporate whistleblower but at the same time it is sadly ideal for various nefarious uses. . The link for this article located at Sans.org is no longer available. . The Tor network offers online anonymity but has vulnerabilities such as reliance on volunteer relays, potential traffic monitoring, and user exposure risks that necessitate caution. Anonymity Network, Traffic Analysis, Privacy Technology, Tor Network Security. . Benjamin D. Thomas
Oct 18, 2006
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encryption softwaresecure communicationstelecom securityProtect Your Calls From NSA Surveillance With Zfone Technology
How easy is it for the average internet user to make a phone call secure enough to frustrate the NSA's extrajudicial surveillance program? Wired News took Phil Zimmermann's newest encryption software, Zfone, for a test drive and found it's actually quite easy, even if the program is still in beta. Zimmermann, the man who released the PGP e-mail encryption program to the world in 1991 -- only to face an abortive criminal prosecution from the government -- has been trying for 10 years to give the world easy-to-use software to cloak internet phone calls. . The link for this article located at Wired.com is no longer available. . The link for this article located at Wired.com is no longer available.. average, internet, phone, secure, enough, frustrate. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 04, 2006
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security measurescivil libertiessurveillanceExamining Privacy And Surveillance Technologies In The USA
The convergence of privacy-invading technologies and Washington's appetite for surveillance have put civil liberties on the run. This is especially true in the war against terrorism. Controversial initiatives have included biometric face cameras, wiretap enhancements, invasive computer-assisted airline passenger screening, . . . . The convergence of privacy-invading technologies and Washington's appetite for surveillance have put civil liberties on the run. This is especially true in the war against terrorism. Controversial initiatives have included biometric face cameras, wiretap enhancements, invasive computer-assisted airline passenger screening, escalated e-mail monitoring fostered by the USA Patriot Act, and the Pentagon's Total Information Awareness data-mining project (now renamed the "Terrorism" Information Awareness, or TIA). Even a national ID card was proposed. In the right circumstances, data-mining technologies and "biometrics" -- such as voice prints, retina, iris and face scanners, digitized fingerprints, and even implantable chips -- can benefit us. That's because data-mining and biometrics, at least in principle, are about enhancing convenience, service, authentication, and individual security more than they are about invading privacy. Biometrics, for example, promises increased privacy and security by guarding against identity theft in our myriad marketplace transactions. We'll see their use in cell phones, laptops, car doors, doorknobs and office keys -- basically everywhere. They can increase security in online commerce, help locate a lost youngster, relay medical information to doctors, and much more. The link for this article located at CATO is no longer available. . Intrusive technology confronts protective strategies within the United States' monitoring initiatives.. Privacy Technologies, Surveillance Measures, Civil Liberties, Biometric Technologies, Data Mining. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 26, 2003
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