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Lenovo’s free OS recovery media eradicates Superfish
Lenovo in February admitted to preloading Superfish on some consumer notebooks, and now the company has taken steps so the dangerous adware doesn’t reappear …
Google discovers new security holes in SSL — is the entire system fundamentally flawed?
Google has discovered that an intermediate certificate authority had issued unauthorized certificates for multiple Google domains. The problem arose because the intermediate authority, MCS …
OpenSSL fixes serious denial-of-service bug, 11 other flaws
The mystery high-severity flaw that people were expected to be fixed in OpenSSL is no Heartbleed, but it is serious and users should update. …
Change all of your passwords at once with Dashlane
Whenever a big security breach such as Heartbleed occurs, I engage in an internal dialogue in an effort to determine if it’s worth the …
US senator wants to ban government back doors in phones, PCs
US Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has introduced a bill on the Senate floor that takes aim at government mandates requiring companies to build back …
Apple dumps SSL 3.0 for push notifications due to Poodle flaw
Apple said Wednesday it will stop supporting the encryption standard Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 for its push notifications service in response to a vulnerability …
Firefox 32 includes public key pinning, fixes critical vulnerabilities
Six security advisories – three of which are deemed critical – were addressed in the Tuesday release of Firefox 32, which also comes with …
Is Tor’s Anonymous Internet Still Secure?
Browsing the Web with The Onion Router, or Tor, is supposed to make you anonymous. Many of the encryption algorithms used by this popular …
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