cryptography

RedHat project fights Java vulnerabilities

RedHat project fights Java vulnerabilities

Aussie security boffin builds vulnerability database to track flawed JARs.
Darren Pauli Oct 25 2012 2:05PM Security
Monash celebrates Turing’s 100th anniversary

Monash celebrates Turing’s 100th anniversary

Cryptographic war hero celebrated as the father of modern computing.
David Braue Sep 17 2012 12:00PM Security
Cryptoparty goes viral

Cryptoparty goes viral

Pen testers, privacy geeks spread security to the masses.
Darren Pauli Sep 4 2012 1:01PM Security
#Defcon: Marlinspike expands Cloudcracker

#Defcon: Marlinspike expands Cloudcracker

Web-based tool cracks more than just WPA.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2012 1:41PM Security
Marlinspike expands cloud cracking tool

Marlinspike expands cloud cracking tool

Touts web-based protocol cracker at DefCon.
Juha Saarinen Jul 30 2012 1:30PM Security
Eight million passwords stolen from gaming site

Eight million passwords stolen from gaming site

Crypto crackers break one-way hash.
Darren Pauli Jul 24 2012 10:43AM Security
Formspring 420,000 lost passwords were encrypted, salted

Formspring 420,000 lost passwords were encrypted, salted

Moves quickly to disable passwords.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jul 12 2012 11:17AM Security
Cyberoam hacked private key posted online

Cyberoam hacked private key posted online

Tor users extract and decrypt private key.
Darren Pauli Jul 12 2012 12:42AM Security
RSA tokens 'broken' in 13 minutes

RSA tokens 'broken' in 13 minutes

The fragility of authentication tokens against established attack vectors have been detailed.
Dan Raywood Jun 27 2012 12:52PM Security
Author pronounces MD5 crypt dead

Author pronounces MD5 crypt dead

Big sites should design their own algorithms.
Darren Pauli Jun 8 2012 3:25AM Security
eHarmony falls prey to LinkedIn crypto crackers

eHarmony falls prey to LinkedIn crypto crackers

But company mum on details.
Darren Pauli Jun 7 2012 11:36PM Security
6.5 million unsalted LinkedIn passwords posted online

6.5 million unsalted LinkedIn passwords posted online

Passwords easy to crack.
Darren Pauli Jun 7 2012 7:21AM Security
In pictures: #RSA San Fran

In pictures: #RSA San Fran

The 18th annual RSA Conference will kick off tomorrow in San Francisco and SC has snapped some early photos of the conference floor.
Feb 27 2012 11:02AM Security
Twitter buys Marlinspike's crypto start up

Twitter buys Marlinspike's crypto start up

Twitter recruits leading cryptographer.
Liam Tung Nov 29 2011 8:49AM Security
Victoria keeps myki smartcards in circulation

Victoria keeps myki smartcards in circulation

Updated: Dismisses hack of chip technology.
Darren Pauli Oct 13 2011 4:27PM Security
Victoria keeps Myki cards, downplays hack

Victoria keeps Myki cards, downplays hack

A million smartcards based on a system breached by cryptographers will be issued to the public.
Darren Pauli Oct 12 2011 3:00PM Security
OpenSSH released, plays in sandbox

OpenSSH released, plays in sandbox

Pre-auth attacks are dead.
Darren Pauli Sep 8 2011 4:51PM Security
How to intercept Skype calls

How to intercept Skype calls

Linguists bypass encryption and rebuild conversations base on speech patterns.
Darren Pauli May 27 2011 3:03PM Security
LastPass warns of possible data breach

LastPass warns of possible data breach

Salted passwords nabbed.
Darren Pauli May 5 2011 10:28PM Security
Turing papers saved for Bletchley Park

Turing papers saved for Bletchley Park

Cryptography pioneer Alan Turing’s documents to stay at Bletchley Park.
Alvaro Guzman Bastida Mar 1 2011 11:18AM Security

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