Blogs

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  LinkedIn hack and password encryption

  You might remember the LinkedIn hack of 2012. Their password encryption was extremely poor, and it was easy for anyone who obtained the leaked password files to retrieve the original passwords.

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  Major advance in random number generation

  An advance in random number generation? Who cares? What's so important about improving the way we generate random numbers, and how does this tie in with security?

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  Another SWIFT hack

  We recently reported that the SWIFT financial network for international bank transfers was compromised. Now there has now been another SWIFT hack.

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  Vehicle hacking is here

  You might remember the infamous Jeep hack last year, in 2015. In a scary demonstration, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated their ability to remotely control almost everything, including steering and braking.

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  SWIFT bank transfer network hacked

  Banks have agreements with certain other banks in the network, and so when a payment instruction is received, payments are made. In theory, outsiders shouldn't have access and so SWIFT should be difficult to hack.

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  Short URLs expose cloud security holes

  Many companies store confidential documents in the cloud, often unknown to companies themselves. Individuals simply use cloud-based services for collaboration because they are convenient.

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  Vendor trust and the Internet of Things

  Unfortunately, security and privacy are not necessarily high priorities for many technology companies. There are also the issues of licensing and supply of services, which come down to vendor trust.

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  Encryption debate rolls on

  The San Bernardino court case may be over, but the encryption debate is still very much alive.

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  Draft US senate encryption bill leaked

  A draft of the US senate encryption bill has been leaked, and it makes for unpleasant reading. It's called the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016.

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  WhatsApp is now fully encrypted

  WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook a couple of years ago, and they have just announced that their messenger application is now fully encrypted, end-to-end.