security

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2018
OpenSSL alpha adds TLS 1.3 support in the alpha version of OpenSSL 1.1.1

OpenSSL adds TLS 1.3 (Transport Layer Security) supports in the alpha version of OpenSSL 1.1.1 that was announced this week. OpenSSL adds TLS 1.3 supports in the alpha version of OpenSSL 1.1.1 that was announced this week. TLS protocol was designed to allow client/server applications to communicate over the Internet in a secure way preventing message forgery, eavesdropping, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2018
Wi-Fi Alliance launches WPA2 enhancements and announced WPA3

The Wi-Fi Alliance introduced several key improvements to the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) security protocol and announced its successor WPA3.Wi-Fi security will be dramatically improved with the introduction of the WPA3 protocol. The arrival of WPA3 protocol was announced on Monday by the Wi-Fi Alliance, it is the successor of WPA2 protocol for the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2017
Introducing ProtonMail Bridge, email encryption for Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail

ProtonMail is officially launching ProtonMail Bridge, which brings easy-to-use email encryption to desktop email clients. Ever since the day that we first got the idea to create ProtonMail, one of the most enduring challenges has been how to do email security right while simultaneously making encrypted email easy enough to use for normal people. Since […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2017
Firefox will notify users who visit sites that suffered a data breach

Mozilla developer revealed the Firefox browser will soon include a new feature to notify users who visit sites that suffered a data breach Firefox browser is going to introduce a new security feature to make the users’ experience online more secure, it will warn users if they visit websites that have experienced data breaches. The news was […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
GitHub warns developers when their projects include vulnerable libraries

The code hosting service GitHub warns developers when including certain flawed software libraries in their projects and suggest fixes to solve the issues. The code hosting service warns developers when including certain flawed software libraries in their projects and provides advice on how to address the issue. GitHub has recently introduced the Dependency Graph, a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2017
DHS – Tests demonstrate Boeing 757 airplanes vulnerable to hacking

Researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City. A group of researchers and private industry experts, along with DHS officials, remotely hacked a Boeing 757 airplane owned by the DHS that was parked at the airport in Atlantic City, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2017
Investigation Underway at Heathrow Airport After USB Drive Containing Sensitive Security Documents Found on Sidewalk

Security personnel at Heathrow Airport have an exciting investigation underway after confidential security documentation was found on a sidewalk in West London. An unnamed man, on his way to the library, spotted a thumb drive on the sidewalk in Queen’s Park, West London. He pocketed the USB drive and continued on his way. He remembered the USB […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2017
New Debian 9.1 release includes 26 security fixes for 55 packages

The Debian Project announced the Debian 9.1 GNU/Linux, a version that brings numerous updates and addresses many security issues. The Debian Project announced the new Debian 9.1 release that includes 26 security fixes. The list of fixed problems includes the Heimdal Kerberos man-in-the-middle vulnerability, a 20 years-old vulnerability in Kerberos that was parched this week for both Microsoft and Linux distros. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2017
Why AA didn’t inform customers after a massive data leak

A backup containing sensitive information on more than 100,000 AA customers was exposed online, but the company didn’t disclose the incident. UK car insurance company AA is being heavily criticized over its handling of a data breach that exposed customer email addresses and partial credit card number in April. A server misconfiguration is the root cause […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2017
Human error is the root cause of password reset email sent to AA customers

UK car insurance company AA accidentally sent out a ‘password update’ email to its customers, the incident was caused by a human error. UK car insurance company AA accidentally sent out a “password update” email to its customers, the messages led the motorists to log into the motoring organization’s website to change their passwords. The concurrent […]