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EARN IT Act Not Earning Much Support
The EARN IT Act has not yet made it to the Senate floor amid a lack of enthusiasm from legislators, but that may change.
Bug Forces Let’s Encrypt to Revoke Millions of Certificates
Let's Encrypt will revoke three million certificates because of a subtle bug in its server software that affected the way domain records were checked.
DoJ on Criminal Marketplaces and Not Breaking the Law
Security researchers, law enforcement, and analysts lurk in criminal marketplaces and forums collecting information which may indicate a possible data breach or data theft. It’s a tricky balancing act—blending in among criminals while not engaging in criminal activity that could get them arrested.
Deciphering Enemy of the State
Dennis Fisher is joined by Chris Brook and Brian Donohue to revisit Enemy of the State, the 1998 techno-paranoia thriller that foretold much of what's happening in today's surveillance society.
The Hidden Joys of Security Through Obscurity
Security through obscurity isn't always a bad thing, at least in the esoteric world of ICS security.
‘Building Side Doors Is Not Going to Help’
Encryption back doors will make matters worse, not better, crypto pioneers say.
Decipher Podcast: Wendy Nather
Wendy Nather, head of advisory CISOs at Duo, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss her RSA keynote speech on democratizing security and making security more usable and collaborative.
Review Finds Downgrade Attack in Solokey Firmware
A review of the SoloKey firmware found a serious downgrade attack flaw, which an attacker could use to install an older, vulnerable version. The bug has been fixed.
Decipher Podcast: Rick Altherr
Rick Altherr of Eclypsium joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the company's new research on unsigned device firmware.
Changes in Kernel Code Created New Security Bugs in Android Devices
Code changes intended to prevent attacks can wind up creating even more security issus, Google Project Zero warned.
Ransomware Attack Hit Gas Pipeline Facility
A gas compression facility was the victim of a ransomware attack that took its operations offline for two days and required replacement equipment.
Microsoft Pulls Buggy UEFI Security Update
Microsoft has removed the Windows security update addressing issues with third-party boot managers after users complained the updates caused their systems to stop working.
OpenSSH Adds Support for U2F Hardware Keys
OpenSSH has added support for hardware security keys that implement the U2F standard.
Senate Bill Would Create Data Protection Agency
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced a new bill that would establish a federal Data Protection Agency with privacy oversight.
Sale of Corp.com Can Expose Corporate Data
Depending on who winds up buying corp.com, administrators with Active Directory in their networks may wind up with sensitive information unexpectedly leaving the network. Now is the time to check the configuration to make sure they are not using the domain internally.