Dropbox says attackers accessed customer and MFA info, API keys

File hosting service Dropbox has confirmed that attackers have breached the Dropbox Sign production environment and accessed customer personal and authentication information. “From a technical perspective, Dropbox Sign’s infrastructure is largely… Continue reading Dropbox says attackers accessed customer and MFA info, API keys

Is Digital Signature really necessary for an open system considered by FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11?

21 CFR Part 11’s Subpart B for Electronic Records has a section on ‘Controls for Open Systems" stating that:

Persons who use open systems to create, modify, maintain, or transmit
electronic records shall employ procedures and control… Continue reading Is Digital Signature really necessary for an open system considered by FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11?

multiple machines sync without single point of failure

I use various Linux machines where I like to sync some config and other important files. This is a security risk, as an intruder on one machine could easily modify some script that would be propagated to the other machines automatically.
T… Continue reading multiple machines sync without single point of failure

Is hashing a digital signature for quick (but incomplete) validation a known and/or acceptable practice?

Let’s say that there’s a known digital signature issued by a trusted CA.
Normally, digital signatures need to be evaluated: checked if they are expired, revoked, if there’s a problem in the chain of trust. However, if these aspects are a g… Continue reading Is hashing a digital signature for quick (but incomplete) validation a known and/or acceptable practice?