May 11, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Rowhammer memory attacks close in on the real world
We used to think of computer security troubles as being pretty much exclusively software problems. Things have changed. In 2014, Carnegie Mellon University students found that, in theory, just by reading and closing data stored on one row of memory cells over … Continue reading
April 22, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How close are we to breaking encryption with quantum computing?
Quantum encryption cracking is on its way, so it’s time to start getting ready for it. When famed Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynmann came up with the concept of quantum computers in 1982 in his speech and paper Simulating … Continue reading
April 22, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on NordVPN unveils first mainstream WireGuard virtual private network
I predicted WireGuard, a revolutionary open-source approach to Virtual Private Networks (VPN), would rapidly be adopted by all VPN companies. It’s happening. One of the largest of the mainstream VPN companies, NordVPN, is rolling it out in NordLynx. Why? NordVPN’s … Continue reading
April 14, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The trouble with 2FA
I use a lot of online services on a lot of different PCs and smartphones. Every day, I would get a handful of two-factor authentication (2FA) text messages from Google, Microsoft, WordPress, etc., etc. And, while I know that this … Continue reading
April 8, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Zoom’s fall: Google bans Zoom from staffers’ gear
A few weeks ago, Zoom was riding high. Zoom had become a verb. You didn’t video-conference, you Zoomed. Then came the constant drumbeat of one Zoom security problem after another, including the infamous Zoombombing. Zoom fought back with security fixes. … Continue reading
April 7, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux Foundation backs security-oriented seL4 microkernel operating system
First thing’s first: Yes, the Linux Foundation is working with Data61 — the digital specialist arm for Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) — to push forward the new security-first operating system kernel seL4. But … Continue reading