This Week in Security: Mastadon, Fake Software Company, and ShuffleCake

Due to Twitter’s new policy of testing new features on production, the interest in Mastodon as a potential replacement has skyrocketed. And what’s not to love? You can host it …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Mastadon, Fake Software Company, and ShuffleCake

This Week in Security: Microsoft Patches, Typosquatting Continues, and Code Signing for All

The pair of Outlook vulnerabilities we’ve been tracking have finally been patched, along with another handful of fixes this Patch Tuesday, a total of six being 0-day exploits. The third …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Microsoft Patches, Typosquatting Continues, and Code Signing for All

This Week in Security: OpenSSL Fizzle, Java XML, and Nothing As It Seems

The security world held our collective breaths early this week for the big OpenSSL vulnerability announcement. Turns out it’s two separate issues, both related to punycode handling, and they’ve been …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: OpenSSL Fizzle, Java XML, and Nothing As It Seems

Mastercard’s New Card: Safer From Quantum Attacks?

Quantum computers present a unique threat to many aspects of modern information technology. In particular, many cryptographic systems could be at risk of compromise in the event a malicious actor …read more Continue reading Mastercard’s New Card: Safer From Quantum Attacks?