Articles in category 'security'

Thanks to a recent discovery by lock-picking enthusiasts in Denmark, it turns out that about 99% of locks on the market today can be opened without any special tools or training AND without leaving a trace - In under one second; This is exactly why security through obscurity will never work:

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By cole, 7. August 2006, 09:35 o'clock

Looks like those crazy kids at Cult Of The Dead Cow are at it again…

ScatterChat is a HACKTIVIST WEAPON designed to allow non-technical human rights activists and political dissidents to communicate securely and anonymously while operating in hostile territory. It is also useful in corporate settings, or in other situations where privacy is desired. […]

By cole, 22. July 2006, 11:13 o'clock

A new trojan was discovered in the wild yesterday by Sophos Antivirus. Big deal, right? Well, here’s the twist:
The trojan, called Erazer-A, targets the default download directories used by numerous P2P programs. The trojan works by searching for the default download directories that download programs use, and deleting any file that is a .mp3, a […]

By cole, 18. May 2006, 12:19 o'clock