encryption

Tips for managing and securing SSH keys

December 7, 2015

A new NIST report raises awareness of the major vulnerabilities associated with SSH user key management and provides concrete steps for securing and protecting SSH systems and …

Signal secure messaging app now available on the desktop

December 4, 2015

The Open Whisper Systems nonprofit has released the beta version of their Signal secure messaging app for desktop computers.Signal is often recommended by privacy-minded …

Telegram Android app is a stalker’s dream

November 30, 2015

Popular instant messaging service Telegram provides optional end-to-end encrypted messaging and, in general, is highly focused on protecting user privacy.Despite these …

VPN protocol flaw allows attackers to discover users’ true IP address

November 30, 2015

The team running the Perfect Privacy VPN service has discovered a serious vulnerability that affects all VPN providers that offer port forwarding, and which can be exploited …

Another root CA cert with key found on Dell’s machines

November 25, 2015

The main piece of news on Monday was that Dell’s desktop PCs and laptops shipped since August 2015 contain a root CA certificate (eDellRoot) complete with the private …

Dell shipped computers with root CA cert, private crypto key included

November 24, 2015

All desktop and laptops shipped by Dell since August 2015 contain a root CA certificate (eDellRoot) complete with the private cryptographic key for it, opening users to the …

ISIS operation security guide gives insight into group’s cybersecurity practices

November 20, 2015

Do ISIS terrorists use encryption, and if so, what tools do they favour?The Combating Terrorism Centre (CTC), an academic institution at the US Military Academy in West Point, …

University implies they helped FBI break Tor protection because of a subpoena

November 19, 2015

Carnegie Mellon University has finally issued a statement commenting on the recent accusations that their researchers have aided the FBI to unmask a subset of Tor users …

Secure messaging service Telegram blocks 78 ISIS-related channels

November 19, 2015

Telegram, the popular instant messaging service that offers end-to-end encryption, announced on Wednesday that they have “blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 …

A Jihadi Help Desk assists ISIS terrorists and sympathizers with encryption?

November 18, 2015

The recent Paris attacks by ISIS have become the perfect pretext for governments to resume their attack on encryption.Even though the New York Times pulled an article blaming …

Researchers hack Vizio Smart TVs to access home network

November 12, 2015

Not only do Vizio’s Smart TVs track users’ viewing habits by default (and that information is sold to third parties who can then use it to deliver targeted ads to …

Tor Project claims FBI paid university researchers $1m to unmask Tor users