OpenSSH to deprecate SHA-1 logins due to security risk https://ift.tt/2M2VWxl OpenSSH, the most popular utility for connecting to and managing remote servers, has announced today plans to drop support for its SHA-1 authentication scheme. The OpenSSH team cited security concerns with the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, currently considered insecure. The algorithm was broken in a practical, […]
ServiceNow launches four-app suite to manage the move back to the office https://ift.tt/2z0BJph ServiceNow is launching a four-app suite designed to give enterprises the tools to return employees to the workplace, track health and manage inventory for things like personal protective equipment as economies and companies re-open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ServiceNow suite, available […]
Hackers are scanning for vulnerable VPNs in order to launch attacks against remote workers https://ift.tt/2UQOta2 The number of cyber attacks attempting to exploit the coronavirus outbreak for their own gain continues to rise as both cyber criminal groups and nation-state backed hacking operations attempt to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own gain. […]
Nikon is offering free online photography classes for all of April https://ift.tt/2R4IprX Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Nikon has made its entire curriculum of online photography classes free until the end of April. Now through April 30th, all 10 classes available at the Nikon School can be streamed for free. The classes are […]
Let’s Encrypt? Let’s revoke 3 million HTTPS certificates on Wednesday, more like: Check code loop blunder strikes https://ift.tt/3apTbAp On Wednesday, March 4, Let’s Encrypt – the free, automated digital certificate authority – will briefly become Let’s Revoke, to undo the issuance of more than three million flawed HTTPS certs. In a post to the service’s […]
OpenSSH adds support for FIDO/U2F security keys https://ift.tt/2SJEilb OpenSSH, the internet’s most popular utility for managing remote servers, has added today support for the FIDO/U2F protocol. This means that starting with OpenSSH 8.2, released today, users can configure a hardware security key when authenticating via SSH on a remote server. After users log into a […]
Linux is ready for the end of time https://ift.tt/39xBXRk Twenty years later, the Y2K bug is making a comeback Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains that, back in 2000, some developers left the Y2K issue until later –- and later has now arrived. Read more: https://zd.net/2FP5r02 On 03:14:08 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, aka Coordinated Universal Time) January 19, […]
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 65 released https://ift.tt/2HgdR1c (IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 65 has been released today. It’s a free download, no registration required. Table of contents A case for establishing a common weakness enumeration for hardware security Things to keep in mind […]
VPNs will change forever with the arrival of WireGuard into Linux https://ift.tt/2Up3D6r Quick guide to VPN services Whether you’re in the office or on the road, a VPN is still one of the best ways to protect yourself on the big, bad internet. After years of development WireGuard, a revolutionary approach to Virtual Private Networks […]
G Suite vs. Office 365: What’s the best office suite for business? https://ift.tt/2UnazAT Once upon a time, Microsoft Office ruled the business world. By the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s office suite had brushed aside rivals such as WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite, and there was no competition on the horizon. Then in 2006 […]
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