A hacker has detailed a series of tricks that can silently reboot or brick routers or activate admins functions.Many routers including Netgear and Surfboard models look to be affected, with most... read more
Kim Dotcom’s MEGAchat promises encrypted video chats in browsers
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 03:36
Recent world events have gotten many tech companies concerned about security and privacy. Some of them have scrambled to add, enhance, or even enforce security measures like encryption while governments and their leaders, like Cameron and now Obama, have scrambled to have them blocked or at the very least weakened. Chat apps and services are one of the common targets and we've seen many old and new ones wave the encryption flag as a major feature. MEGAchat is just one of the latest to join that roster and it comes from a man who should know the situation all too well.
Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for 'merely linking to hacked material'
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 03:35
In a rebuke to a legion of online supporters and what the journalist and one-time member of Anonymous called a “dangerous precedent”, Barrett Brown was sentenced to 63 months in prison by a federal judge in Dallas on Thursday.
Huawei's elusive founder tries to dispel spying concerns, and air of mystery
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 02:02
U.S. security concerns may still haunt the reputation of Huawei Technologies, but the Chinese company’s elusive founder brushed off any involvement in state-sponsored cyber espionage in a rare interview on Thursday.
“We are a Chinese company, but we will never hurt another country,” said Ren Zhengfei, in an webcast interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
A Look at Pentoo Linux and Its Security Analysis Tools
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 02:01
There is no shortage of security-focused Linux distributions on the market, and among them is Pentoo Linux. While some security-focused Linux distributions concentrate on privacy, like Tails, others like Kali Linux and Pentoo focus on security research, providing tools that enable research and penetration testing. Pentoo Linux differentiates itself from other security Linux distributions in a number of ways.
Microsoft Accelerator Unleashes 11 Security, Health Care IT Startups
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2015-01-23 01:59
Microsoft Ventures and its partners graduate 11 new companies that are fighting evolving cyber-security threats and helping to advance medical technology.
Eleven new companies have emerged from Microsoft Venture's startup accelerator programs, the software giant announced Jan. 21. The news was overshadowed by the high-profile Windows 10 press event at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters. Nonetheless, it represents a major milestone in the company's efforts to engage with the tech startup scene and help nurture up-and-coming IT companies.