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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 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 …
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 …
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A new open source project within the Apache Incubator aims to create an alternative to outdated and problematic monolithic trust hierarchies such as commercial certificate …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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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: 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 …
Subgraph OS: Open source, hardened OS that prioritizes security and anonymity
Subgraph, an open source security company based in Montreal, has published the alpha release of Subgraph OS, which is designed to with security, anonymity AND usability in …
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