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The "stack clash" series of vulnerabilities were a prime opportunity to demonstrate the strength of grsecurity's approach to security. Unlike upstream Linux and other OSes, the issues uncovered were unexploitable under grsecurity for many years.
By Martin Lee, Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres, and Craig Williams. Executive Summary A major ransomware attack has affected many organizations across the world reportedly including Telefonica in Spain, the National Health Service in the UK, and FedEx in the US. The malware responsible for this attack is a ransomware…
The RETADUP worm that affected Israeli hospitals turned out have bigger impact than we first thought. It was accompanied by an even more dangerous threat: an Android malware that can take over the device. We’ve named this Android backdoor GhostCtrl.
Posted by Gal Beniamini, Project ZeroIn this blog post we'll continue our journey into gaining re...
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UPDATE: We have received additional information from Verizon and based on that information we are withdrawing this post while we investigate further. Here is the statement from Kelly Crummey, Director of Corporate Communications of Verizon: "As we said earlier this week, we are testing AppFlash to...
Note: Read about improvements to this technology in recent blog posts about Intelligent Tracking Prevention, and the Storage Access API.
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UPDATE: EFF also opposes H.R. 3548. Like S. 1757, it would expand border surveillance with biometric, drone, and ALPR technologies. The bill, styled the Border Security for America Act, was introduced by Rep. McCaul in July. EFF opposes a new federal bill that would dramatically expand dragnet...
UpGuard has identified an exposure of Chicago voters' personal information by an electronic voting machine firm.
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An interesting whitepaper was released at the 2017 NDSS Symposium discussing a large-scale attempt at determining just how vulnerable client-side JavaScript libraries are. We wanted to share some of our thoughts on the report.
The US Copyright Office sought comments in its ongoing study of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Section 512 safe harbor study. They are generally looking to find out how well the notice and takedown system is working for everyone—Internet platforms and users, as well as creators and copyright holders. We…
Posted by Ryan Hurst and Gary Belvin, Security and Privacy Engineering Encryption is a foundational technology for the web. We’ve spent a l...
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This morning, Adobe announced its roadmap to stop supporting Flash at the end of 2020. Working with Adobe and other browser vendors, Mozilla has prepared a roadmap for Flash support ...
WireGuard has undergone all sorts of formal verification, covering aspects of the cryptography, protocol, and implementation. Below details the various efforts.
We’re excited to announce the beta release of managed SSL certificates at no charge for applications built on Google App Engine . This service automatically encrypts server-to-client communication — an essential part of safeguarding sensitive information over the web. Manually managing SSL certificates to ensure a…
Lawsuit on Behalf of 11 Travelers Challenges Searches of Electronic Devices as Unconstitutional
