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Access Control for GitHub Pages
GitHub Pages now gives you the option to limit access, making the site visible only to users with access to the repository that published the Page. With access control, you…
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The most popular blog posts about security & privacy on Hacker News. 366 posts.
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Proposed illegal image detectors on devices are ‘easily fooled’
Proposed algorithms that detect illegal images on devices can be easily fooled with imperceptible changes to images, Imperial research has found.
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The new ProtonMail has passed its independent security audit
Before we released the new Proton Mail, security experts conducted an independent audit of its open source code. You can read their report.
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Bringing supply chain security features to the Go community
GitHub’s supply chain security features are now available for Go modules, which will help the Go community discover, report & prevent vulnerabilities.
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The cost of the “new way to message on instagram” (2020)
If you are on Instagram, you have been probably bombarded by Instagram Stories and notifications about new features like emojis, chat themes, selfie stickers, and “cross-platform messaging” that will allow you to exchange direct messages with, and search for, friends who are on Facebook. But the...
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An Update on SolarWinds
We’d like to provide a further update to our customers in regards to the SolarWinds breach. At this point we reiterate the message we posted yesterday – we have not played any role in this breach, nor are we aware of any vulnerabilities in TeamCity that may have led to this breach, as we are also not aware of any…
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Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat fights unfair play across Warzone™ and Vanguard; new kernel-level driver coming first to Call of Duty: Warzone
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How We Proved the Eth2 Deposit Contract Is Free of Runtime Errors
Consensys is a blockchain software company building the tools, infrastructure and research that power the new Era of Decentralized Finance, for a more secure and open economy
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GitHub Actions update: Helping maintainers combat bad actors
The trustworthiness of our platform is crucial, and our team is committed to developer productivity and Actions performing the way we intended.
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Managed by Bots: surveillance of gig economy workers
What if your boss was an algorithm? What would you do if your employer suddenly fired you or reduced your pay without telling you why? And without being willing to give you a reason when you ask for one?
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AWS acquires Wickr
We’re excited to share that AWS has acquired Wickr, an innovative company that has developed the industry’s most secure, end-to-end encrypted, communication technology. With Wickr, customers and partners benefit from advanced security features not available with traditional communications services – across messaging…
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An Illustrated Guide to Elliptic Curve Cryptography Validation
Cutting-edge cyber security research from NCC Group. Find public reports, technical advisories, analyses, & other novel insights from our global experts.
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Clubhouse doesn’t value privacy, security or accessibility
It is tempting to excuse Clubhouse’s flaws as growing pains, but the app’s design and rollout illustrate just how little Silicon Valley and its venture capital backers have learned.
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Weaponizing Middleboxes for TCP Reflected Amplification
Censors pose a threat to the entire Internet.
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Crypto wallet security as seen by security engineers
How to build secure crypto wallets, analysing issues found during crypto wallet security audits.
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DraftKings: a $21B SPAC betting it can hide its black market operations
Initial Disclosure: After extensive research, we have taken a short position in shares of DraftKings, Inc. This report represents our opinion, and we encourage every reader to do their own due diligence. Please see our full disclaimer at the bottom of the report.
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Privacy Update: Third-party Tracking
Read this post for a privacy update regarding third-party tracking code on our website.
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OAuth 2.0 Authentication Vulnerabilities
While browsing the web, you've almost certainly come across sites that let you log in using your social media account. The chances are that this feature is ...
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SugarCoat: Private browsing without breaking the web
A team of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego and Brave Software. have developed a tool that will increase protections for users’ private data while they browse the web.
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Analyzing the legal implications of GitHub Copilot
Explore the potential legal challenges GitHub Copilot faces regarding copyright infringement and license compliance of its code suggestions.
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New Report Shows Cops Used Ring Cameras to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has obtained emails that show that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sent at least one request—and likely many more—for Amazon Ring camera video of last summer’s Black-led protests against police violence. In a report released today,...
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Vulnerabilities in chips in 37% of smartphones
Highlights Check Point Research discovered vulnerabilities in MediaTek’s chips, embedded in 37% of all smartphones globally CPR discovered several %
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Fail2ban – Remote Code Execution
Securitum is a pure pentesting company specialising in the security of IT systems. We have experience in performing security audits (including penetration tests) - mainly for financial/e-commerce/industrial sectors. We have performed penetration tests and cyber security services for leading European banks (see…
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Cracking Random Number Generators Using Machine Learning
Cutting-edge cyber security research from NCC Group. Find public reports, technical advisories, analyses, & other novel insights from our global experts.
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New differential fuzzing tool reveals novel HTTP request smuggling techniques
We enable the world to secure the web. Burp Suite, the Web Security Academy, and world-leading research from PortSwigger — the AppSec community’s home.
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Role-based access control like it was meant to be
Learn about role-based access control, its use cases and benefits.
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Librem Tunnel Is Leaving iOS
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
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