Cybersecurity

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3173612/security/eleven-year-old-root-flaw-found-and-patched-in-the-linux-kernel.html →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/new-online-fingerprinting-technique-works-across-browsers Browsing the web just got a little less anonymous. The software that lets web sites identify you by certain characteristics of your computer and software was usually thwarted if you switched browsers. But now computer scientists have developed new browser fingerprinting software that identifies users across web browsers →

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/02/serious-cloudflare-bug-exposed-a-potpourri-of-secret-customer-data/ →

http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/critical-review-pki-security-policies-message-digestshashes/ →

https://security.googleblog.com/2017/02/announcing-first-sha1-collision.html?m=1 →

http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/80–of-web-applications-contain-at-least-one-security-bug/d/d-id/1328233 There is still a lot to do to improve security of web applications. →

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/56445/hacking/rsa-conference-attendees-hacked.html You are not safe from hacking even is security conference. →

http://wtkr.com/2017/02/18/why-buying-used-cars-could-put-your-safety-at-risk/ Connected car can remain under control of previous owner.  →

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/56367/hacking/aslr-protection-bypass.html →

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/14/the_government_is_coming_for_your_code/ ‘What we’re going to see is increased government involvement’ Schneier’s argument follows from accepting Marc Andreessen’s observation in 2011 that software is eating the world. “As everything turns into a computer, computer security becomes everything security,” said Schneier. Schneier likened the internet to a giant robot, one capable of affecting not just the virtual world →