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End-to-end encrypted database ZeroDB is now open source

ZeroDB, an end-to-end encrypted database whose release was announced earlier this year, is now open source. Developers MacLane Wilkison and Michael Egorov changed the license …

Signal secure messaging app now available on the desktop

The Open Whisper Systems nonprofit has released the beta version of their Signal secure messaging app for desktop computers.Signal is often recommended by privacy-minded …

Apple’s Swift programming language is now open source

Apple announced that its Swift programming language is now open source. Swift is a powerful and intuitive programming language that gives developers the freedom and …

The top 7 improvements in Nmap 7

Nmap 7 is the product of three and a half years of work, nearly 3200 code commits, and more than a dozen point releases since the big Nmap 6 release in May 2012.The top 7 …

Open source Twittor tool can control botnets via Direct Messages

A security researcher has created a tool that allows botnet masters to control their botnet by simply sending out commands via Twitter accounts.“I mostly wanted to …

Open source tool checks for vulnerabilities on Android devices

OEMs like Samsung and HTC run heavily customized versions of Android. Unfortunately, the OEM patch deployment infrastructure is disorganized and too often end users are left …

Signal for Android finally out, offers end-to-end encrypted calls and messages

Open Whisper Systems (formerly Whisper Systems) has finally released the Android version of its popular free, open source iOS app for end-to-end encrypted voice calls.Signal …

GnuPG 2.1.9 released

The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard which is commonly abbreviated as PGP. It allows to encrypt and sign data and …

Yahoo open-sources Gryffin, a large scale web security scanning platform

Yahoo has open-sourced Gryffin, a scanning platform for web applications.The developers’ goal was to create a security scanner that will be able to both discover as much …

D-Link accidentally leaks code-signing certs in its firmware

Malware peddlers don’t always have to steal or buy (from sellers on underground forums) legitimate and valid code-signing certificates to sign their malware with – …

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Encryptr: Open source cloud based password manager

Encryptr is based on the Crypton JavaScript framework. The whole idea behind the Crypton concept is to enable developers to store data on the remote server in such way that …

Open source Sleepy Puppy tool finds XSS bugs in target apps and beyond

Since Monday, security pros can add another XSS-finding tool to their arsenal, as Netflix has open sourced their cross-site scripting payload management framework dubbed …

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