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Open Wireless Router firmware aims for better router security, network performance
Advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to address the poor security track record of home routers with a new firmware project that will encourage users to share their Internet connection publicly by setting up guest Wi-Fi networks.The first experimental version of the firmware, called the Open Wireless Router was released Sunday and is mainly aimed at developers and hackers who can assist with finding bugs and improving the software overall.The project's main goals are focused on allowing router owners to securely set up public Wi-Fi networks for passers-by to use, which the EFF and other organizations argue helps conserve radio spectrum, benefits business and economic development and can spark innovation. However, some of the firmware's other planned features could also improve the overall security of routers that run it, even if their owners don't decide to share their Internet bandwidth with strangers.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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Stealthy ransomware 'Critroni' uses Tor, could replace Cryptolocker
Cybercriminals are spreading a new file-encrypting ransomware program that's more powerful and resilient than Cryptolocker, a threat recently shut down by the U.S. Department of Justice.The new ransomware threat is called CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker), but Microsoft anti-malware products detect it as Critroni.A. Its creator has been advertising the program to other cybercriminals on Russian-language forums since the middle of June and it seems that he's been trying to fix most of Cryptolocker's faults.Critroni uses a file encryption algorithm based on elliptic curve cryptography, which its creator claims is significantly faster than encryption schemes used by other ransomware threats. This also makes decrypting the affected files impossible without paying the ransom, if there are no implementation flaws.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
EFF releases Chrome, Firefox plugin to block third-party tracking
One feature aims to stop tracking tied to clicking the Facebook 'like' on outside sites Read More
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Cybercrime: still only a tiny percentage of GDP, but it's growing
The annual cost of cybercrime is either staggering, or a mere blip on the world's economic bottom line, depending on how you look at it.It is notoriously difficult to quantify, since a majority of cybercrime incidents go unreported, some companies don't even realize they have been compromised and many are not able to put a dollar value on intellectual property (IP) that they still have, but is now also in the hands of a competitor, a thief or another nation state.But most estimates put global losses in the hundreds of billions of dollars. One report released last month, by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and titled "Net Losses: Estimating the Global Cost of Cybercrime," puts it between $375 billion and $575 billion.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Executive Order 12333 lets NSA unconstitutionally collect Americans' communications
Former State Department whistleblower John Napier Tye warns Executive Order 12333 is more dangerous to Americans' civil liberties than Section 215 of the Patriot Act and Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act; a legal loophole that can be exploited to allow the NSA to collect and store Americans' communications. Read More
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Gigamon scales security by moving inline
Last week, Gigamon, the market leader in visibility fabrics, shifted its strategy somewhat and unveiled a solution that can help the growing multi-tier, multi-tool security challenge. Read More
Ping Identity rolls mobile one-swipe authentication; takes aim at RSA tokens
PingID for Apple iOS or Google Android mobile devices is an app that works to generate one-time passwords on a smartphone Read More
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Your travel records tell the government your IP, email, credit card, call center notes
Have you ever been curious as to what information the government has stored about you and your travel records? A Passenger Name Record (PNR) is a computerized travel record created by airlines or travel agencies for both domestic and international flights, as well as hotel bookings, car rentals, cruises, and train trips. Your PNR, which is given to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) if you travel internationally, can include details like your unredacted credit card number or IP addresses. As Ars Technica's Cyrus Farivar found out, your PNR is just another example of the government's "collect it all" mentality.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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