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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) warned that the Sandworm team is exploiting a vulnerability that affects Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) software. In a cybersecurity advisory published on May 28, the NSA revealed that the Sandworm team has been … Continue reading Sandworm Team Exploiting Vulnerability in Exim Mail Transfer Agent
via the eponymous Ivan Ristić, whilst writing at Hardenize comes a long awaited advancement in the ancien régime mail transport, this time within a security modality – a new standard has been unveiled: SMTP Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transp… Continue reading MTA Strict Transport, The Hardening
When configuring a mailgateways TLS Settings, should one stick to the same rules for Cipher Suites as in running a HTTPS Service (prefer EDCHE/DHE,disable SSLv3, not using stuff like RC4, etc.) or should one focus more on compatibility with other MTAs to prevent email getting sent unencrypted.
It seems to me it´s a tradeoff, with using only strong Cipher Suites on the one hand I´m improving the security of a majority of mails transfered because you can´t downgrade on weak Cipher Suites or SSLv3. But on the other hand I give up encryption for some mails because they get sent unencrypted (if the other MTA is extremly old and just supports RC4 for example).
When configuring a mailgateways TLS Settings, should one stick to the same rules for Cipher Suites as in running a HTTPS Service (prefer EDCHE/DHE,disable SSLv3, not using stuff like RC4, etc.) or should one focus more on compatibility with other MTAs to prevent email getting sent unencrypted.
It seems to me it´s a tradeoff, with using only strong Cipher Suites on the one hand I´m improving the security of a majority of mails transfered because you can´t downgrade on weak Cipher Suites or SSLv3. But on the other hand I give up encryption for some mails because they get sent unencrypted (if the other MTA is extremly old and just supports RC4 for example).
Problems in San Francisco, New York, and DC highlight the failure of the funding model for mass transit. Continue reading The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Public Transit Is Worse