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This Open-Source Security Key Helps You Ditch Software Authenticators

Gizmodo

Accidentally deleting your Google Authenticator app is a nightmare. The app, which generates one-time codes for many websites, is usually your key to many major email services, including Gmail, domain name services like Namecheap, and even banking services. If you forget to move these codes over to a new phone when… Read more.

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There’s a better way to protect yourself from hackers and identity thieves

Vox

Authenticator apps like Google Authenticator might seem intimidating, but they’re easy to use and safer than texts. If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. When people ask me for security tips, I give them the basics. And you always use two-factor authentication, or 2FA.

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The Roles of SAST and DAST and Fuzzing in Application Security

ForAllSecure

From banking to shopping, nearly all daily tasks these days can be completed on a computer or smartphone. With more applications being built every day, the need for robust Application Security Testing (AST) has never been greater. Static Application Security Testing, or SAST, is a white box method of testing. What is DAST?

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Digital identity startup Evernym sells to Avast, looks to bring trust to a decentralized internet

GeekWire

” The 30-person company has worked to create decentralized identifiers for open-source projects and efforts such as International Air Transport Association’s Travel Pass. Department of Homeland Security. Evernym describes itself as a leader in “self-sovereign identity.” Total backing stands at $18 million.

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Technology Short Take 125

Scott Lowe

Chris Wahl touches on the topic of using GitHub personal tokens to authenticate to HashiCorp Vault. And while we are on the topic of Yubico: the company recently released this security advisory related to running a self-hosted one-time password (OTP) validation server. Aaron Parecki discusses the first draft of OAuth 2.1.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed

ForAllSecure

In this episode I talk about how Heartbleed (CVE 2014-0160) was found and also interview Rauli Kaksonen, someone who was at Codenomicon at the time of its discovery and is now a senior security specialist at the University of Oulu in Finland, about how new security tools are still needed to find the next big zero day. Apple Podcasts.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed

ForAllSecure

In this episode I talk about how Heartbleed (CVE 2014-0160) was found and also interview Rauli Kaksonen, someone who was at Codenomicon at the time of its discovery and is now a senior security specialist at the University of Oulu in Finland, about how new security tools are still needed to find the next big zero day. Apple Podcasts.