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Open Source Software Needs Funding, Not Bug Bounty Programs
Bug bounty programs fill a need, but the European Union's offer to pay bug bounties for vulnerabilities in open source forgets one thing: projects don't need more flaws. Open source projects need people to fix the flaws.
Government Shutdown Impacts Enterprise Security
The government shutdown isn't impacting just security professionals working for the federal government. Corporate security teams have to pay attention to what public services are available and what aren't during this time period.
A Note to All the Holiday IT Folks
The next time you are asked to weigh in on tech questions, turn them into learning opportunities. Share information security awareness over appetizers and privacy knowledge over dessert. Make your corner of the world just a little bit more secure.
Misconfigured Backup Servers Potentially Exposing Data
Project Sonar data reveals that thousands of rsync servers on the internet do not require authentication, potentially exposing the files and servers stored on those servers to anyone curious enough to take a look.
FBI Takes DDoS-For-Hire Sites Offline
The Justice Department and FBI targeted 15 sites that offer DDoS-for-hire services and charged three men with running some of the sites.
Deciphering Hackers
The movie Hackers has become a cult classic more than 20 years after its release and helped introduce hacking to the general public.
Microsoft Fixes IE Flaw Already Under Attack
Even with a regular software update cadence, some vulnerabilities are serious enough to warrant an emergency fix. Microsoft has released an out-of-band update addressing a remote code execution flaw in Internet Explorer.
The True Test of GDPR is Still Coming
More than six months after the European data privacy regulation went into effect, we still don’t know how effective GDPR will be at protecting data privacy.
Malicious Cryptomining Remains a Threat Despite Currency Crashes
The threat of malicious cryptomining has not waned even as the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has plummeted in recent months.
Developers Worry About Long-Term Effects of Anti-Encryption Law
Developers of secure messaging apps say there could be unforeseen long-range effects of anti-encryption laws in Australia and elsewhere.
New Privacy Bill Would Hold Companies Liable for Data Misuse
The Data Care Act, introduced in the Senate this week, would provide large fines for companies that misuse, sell or share user data without permission or proper safeguards.
Deciphering WarGames
Decipher Editor-in-Chief Dennis Fisher is joined by Zoe Lindsey and Peter Baker of Duo Security to dive into hacker movie classic WarGames.
House Report Finds Equifax Picked Business Over Security
The report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on what happened at Equifax is customer story in how a lot of small security and technology decisions can add up over time, with catastrophic results.
Warner: U.S. Needs a New Doctrine in Cyberspace
Sen. Mark Warner said the U.S. was blinded by its assumed superiority in cyber operations and was unprepared for its adversaries' recent moves.
New Australian Law Poses Risk to Encrypted Services
The Australian Parliament has passed a new law that requires technology companies to provide access to encrypted communications.