Security News and Articles

Adobe Gives New Life to NPAPI Plugin for Linux

07.09.2016

Adobe won’t kill the plugin in 2017

Adobe Flash , Flash Player
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Figure 1: Started in 2006, RetroShare offers one possible solution to today’s security and privacy problems.

RetroShare

Is a private network useful for privacy and security?

24.02.2016

RetroShare helps you create a private, decentralized friends-to-friends network with encrypted communications, but how much does that increase security and privacy?

RetroShare , Security
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Figure 5: Copying in Qubes requires the extra step of defining the target security domain.

Qubes OS: Build in Security with Virtualization

Bulkheads on the Desktop

27.01.2016

Qubes OS compartmentalizes every activity on your desktop in its own VM.

compartmentaliz... , Qubes OS , Security , Virtualization , Xen
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Tutanota: A Promising Privacy-Focused Email Service

Productivity Sauce

31.08.2015
Despite its somewhat silly-sounding name, Tutanota is a serious open source email service and software that shows a lot of promise.
Android , Email , Encryption , privacy , webapps
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IBM Says TOR Network a Vehicle for Ransomware

26.08.2015

Report from the X-Force group says attackers are using TOR to hide their crimes

malware , TOR
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New Trojan Attacks Linux Servers

10.02.2015

The Xnote trojan hides itself on the target system and will launch a variety of attacks on command.

Xnote
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Who pays free crypto developers?

Crypto or Bust free

Although open source crypto software is used virtually all over the world, the projects behind it are often small and chronically underfunded. Heartbleed, however, brings a possibility of improvement.

Community , Security
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Creating cryptographic agility with alternatives to OpenSSL

FEATURES: Emergency Response free

When dangerous security flaws are discovered, being able to switch to alternative software can be crucial.

Security
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Trying out UEFI boot security on a recent Linux system

COVER STORIES: State of the Boot free

Opinions differ on the UEFI boot security system, but one thing is certain: Secure Boot is here to stay. We thought it was time to ask, "How hard is it to boot a popular Linux distribution in a UEFI Secure Boot environment?"

Operating Systems , Security
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Figure 4: The Tripwire report shows in some detail where discrepancies have occurred.

Detecting Attackers with Tripwire

Silent Guardian

13.05.2014

Tripwire is a powerful tool that protects your systems against unwanted changes.

IDS , intrusion detec... , Security
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