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SourceForge
Can SourceForge win developers’ trust back?

SourceForge is under new ownership and management (again!), and their plan is to return the service to its former glory. The past Once the preferred source code repository and …

Hashcat
Developing Hashcat, a tool for advanced password recovery

As general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) became more viable around 2009, professional software developer Jens “atom” Steube wanted to …

Mozilla
Mozilla will fund code audits for open source software

The Mozilla Foundation has set up the Secure Open Source (SOS) Fund, whose aim is to help open source software projects get rid their code of vulnerabilities. “The Fund …

GitHub
Malware devs scour GitHub for new ideas for bypassing Android security

Android malware developers are misusing techniques unearthed in GitHub projects to bypass security measures introduced in the latest versions of the mobile OS. GitHub, the …

Apache Milagro
Milagro: A distributed cryptosystem for the cloud

A new open source project within the Apache Incubator aims to create an alternative to outdated and problematic monolithic trust hierarchies such as commercial certificate …

Facebook CTF platform
Facebook CTF platform is now open source

Capture the Flag competitions are a good – not to mention legal – way for hackers to build and hone their skills. But, quality CTF environments are difficult and …

professional
Companies are hungry for professional open source talent

Recruiting open source talent is a top priority for hiring managers focused on recruiting technology talent, and recruiters are increasingly looking for more professional …

award
Free badge program helps determine the security of open source software

The Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII), a project managed by The Linux Foundation that aims to improve the security of critical open source projects, issued its first round …

magnify
Attackers use open source security tools for targeted cyberespionage

Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a new trend among cyberespionage threat actors: instead of developing customized hacking tools or buying them from third-party …

ransomwhere
Researcher develops tool that blocks OS X crypto-ransomware

In his spare time, security expert Patrick Wardle (who’s also director of R&D at Synack) creates OS X security tools. The latest addition to his collection is …

Ubuntu
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS introduces “snaps” for new robust, secure app format

Canonical released Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, featuring the new “snap” package format and LXD pure-container hypervisor. An Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release is …

gophish
GoPhish: Free phishing toolkit for training your employees

Too many system and network breaches today start with a well-designed, persuasive phishing email, and organizations and businesses would do well to continually train their …

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