Researchers checking up on the state of FREAK patching turned up another bug as a result. Sometimes, finding programming mistakes requires serendipitous coincidences!
Tag Archives: Cryptography
TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers – “all your files are belong to us!”
TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out what TeslaCrypt has in store for gamers, and everyone else. 
Bank tests heartbeat-encoded wristbands for online authentication
Halifax is trialing the use of a wristband to store our ECGs, given that our hearts are random number generators unique to every individual. 
If you hammer your RAM, won’t that break it? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From CPUs on fire to hammered memory modules – here’s our latest 60 Second Security video! Why not give it a try…
SSCC 189 – Hey, is that your CPU on fire? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin for our weekly security podcast. Sharp, witty and educational, as usual (if we do say so ourselves)…enjoy!
Fancy a cryptocoin miner with your Torrent client? “Foistware” back in the spotlight…
If product X suddenly wants you to install product Y as a “recommended extra”, is that a good thing or a bad one? In the latest brouhaha, X = torrent client and Y = cryptocoin miner…
But surely “export grade” means HIGHER quality? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
The latest episode of our weekly security news video… …all in just 60 seconds, as usual.
The FREAK bug in TLS/SSL – what you need to know
The FREAK bug affects TLS/SSL, the security protocol that puts the S into HTTPS and the padlock in your browser’s address bar. Paul Ducklin explains in plain English…
Anatomy of a certificate problem – Comodo’s “PrivDog” software in the spotlight
The bug’s now fixed, but when a Certificate Authority offers you software to make your secure web transactions even more secure… …you don’t expect it to work the other way around!
Bought PII from the government? PLEASE DON’T LOSE IT! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly computer security roundup. The latest news presented so you can enjoy it…in just one minute!