One of the big advantages touted by Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) was always the anonymity of the transactions, yes you can track a wallet address and see the transaction history. But there’s no real way to link that wallet address to a real person (so we thought). I mean other than any leaky fiat exchange […]
Cryptography
Microsoft Schannel Vulnerabilty – Patch It NOW
So yah, it seems like every implementation of TLS is broken and some may say this Microsoft Schannel vulnerabilty is actually worse than Heartbleed. Why is it worse you ask? Because it allows remote code execution, which honestly – is about as bad as it gets. This is a critical update, a really, really critical […]
Everything You Need To Know About POODLE SSLv3 Vulnerability
So yah, it’s been quite a year – not long after Heartbleed and then Shellshock we now have POODLE SSLv3 vulnerability. Yes, that’s right – POODLE. It is actually an acronym this time though, yay (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy). Is it a huge risk? Not really as it doesn’t allow any type of remote […]
CloudFlare Introduces SSL Without Private Key
Handing over your private key to a cloud provider so they can terminate your SSL connections and you can work at scale has always been a fairly contentious issue, a necessary evil you may say. As if your private key gets compromised, it’s a big deal and without it (previously) there’s no way a cloud […]
StegExpose – Steganalysis Tool For Detecting Steganography In Images
StegExpose is a steganalysis tool specialized in detecting steganography in lossless images such as PNG and BMP (LSB – least significant bit type). It has a command line interface and is designed to analyse images in bulk while providing reporting capabilities and customization which is comprehensible for non forensic experts. Steganography is the art or […]