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In this great OpenSource.com article, Brian Behlendorf talks about starting Apache, the tension between pragmatism and idealism, and why hes excited about blockchain:

Is this week's test pilot launch of Mozilla Private Network be the moment browser VPNs finally become a must-have privacy feature? Learn more in an interesting Naked Security article:

Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS. Dubbed "SimJacker," the vulnerability resides in a particular piece of software, called the S@T Browser (a dynamic SIM toolkit), embedded on most SIM cards

Cobalt Dickens (a.k.a. Silent Librarian) is now actively targeting 380 universities, bent on stealing credentials and moving deeper into school networks.

The historic measure, which still needs to be signed into law, would prohibit biometric surveillance, including in bodycams.

More than one billion mobile users are at risk from a SIM card flaw being currently exploited by threat actors, researchers warn.

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Introduction The concept of the Internet of Things moved beyond the hype futurology trends and became an autonomous technical and social phenomenon. According to Gartner Research, the number of connected things will have reach 20.4 billion by 2020, and by 2021, this number will have increased up to 25 billion. Right at the moment, people […]

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Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine named Shocker. HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple […]

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Introduction Cybersecurity is a great career choice for those who have passion for information security and helping others with it. The role of cybercrime analyst takes this passion for information security a bit further and hybridizes it with cybercrime investigation techniques, concepts and practices, making the professional holding the role a formidable force against malicious […]

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The organization accidentally sent the names, email addresses, gender and professional information of users of its portal Agora in an email sent in August.

Estonian based web security startup WebARX, the company who is also behind open-source plugin vulnerability scanner WPBullet and soon-to-be-released bug bounty platform plugbounty.com, has a big vision for a safer web. It built a defensive core for websites which is embedded deep inside the company's DNA as even ARX in their name refers to the citadel (the core fortified area of a town or

Sometimes, a Patch Tuesday update arrives with a bang that sends users scrambling for cover - September's update earns that description.

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.

Following hot on Mozilla's trail, Google officially announced its own DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) experiment in Chrome this week.

Exim may be the Internets most popular email server, but the MTA's recent history with security vulnerabilities is concerning to say the least. This past Friday, the Exim team warned about a critical flaw in its software, affecting all Exim servers running version 4.92.1 and before. When exploited, the bug enables attackers to run malicious code with root privileges. Exim released version 4.92.2 on Friday, September 6, to address the issue, and recommends that users running a prior version of Exim update immediately.

10,700 cases will be reviewed over 2 months, and 32 detainees have already been released after finding bugs in software and raw telecom data.

CISOs and CIOs need to know better than anyone the security pulse of their organizations. On the other hand, they cannot be flooded with every changing detail. Finding the right balance that enables them to clearly grasp the big picture required in making sound decisions is a task many security executives find challenging. Threat actors do not acknowledge off-hours or weekends, introducing the

Are you a Chromebook user? If so, make sure you have updated to Chrome OS 75 or later to receive a fix for a vulnerability in a "built-in security key" feature. Learn more:

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