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MatrixSSL Tiny: A TLS software implementation for IoT devices
INSIDE Secure announced the availability of MatrixSSL Tiny, the world’s smallest Transport Layer Security (TLS) software implementation, to allow companies to affordably …
Open source tool for deploying SSL public key pinning in iOS, OS X apps
At Black Hat USA 2015, Data Theorem and Yahoo! will be unveiling TrustKit, a new, open source security toolkit that helps developers easily include complex mobile security …
Quantum-powered RNG supplies pure entropy to crypto systems
Whitewood Encryption Systems has created Entropy Engine, a cost-effective, quantum-powered random number generator.The Entropy Engine employs quantum mechanics to solve the …
79% of companies release apps with known vulnerabilities
The application development process is rampant with security risks due to current business pressures, according to new research released at Black Hat USA 2015 by Prevoty. From …
Malicious advertisements surge! 260% spike in 2015
“RiskIQ announced at Black Hat USA 2015 its latest findings on the prevalence of malvertising across the nearly two billion publisher pages and 10 million mobile apps it …
Macs can be permanently compromised via firmware worm
“Security researchers Xeno Kovah and Trammell Hudson have discovered several flaws in the firmware installed on Apple computers, and have created a worm that can …
Researchers hack Linux-powered sniper rifle
When talking about the Internet of Things – “things” with an embedded computing system able to interoperate within the Internet infrastructure – we …
Test your defensive and offensive skills in the eCSI Hacker Playground
BalaBit and Silent Signal today announced that registration is now open for the eCSI Hacker Playground. The hacker challenge is a global online competition, specially designed …
Why enterprise security priorities don’t address the most serious threats
In 2015, enterprises will spend more than $71.1 billion on information security – more than they have ever spent before, according to Gartner Group figures. Yet, the incidence …
Delivering malicious Android apps hidden in image files
Researchers have found a way to deliver a malicious app to Android users by hiding it into what seems to be an encrypted image file, which is then delivered via a legitimate, …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 43 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 43 has been released today. Table of contents: …
Why open source and collaboration are the future of security
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2014, Greg Martin, CTO at ThreatStream, talks about why open source and collaboration are the key drivers of information security …