John the Ripper definition First released in 1996, John the Ripper (JtR) is a…
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Email holds the keys to the kingdom. All your password resets go through email,…
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Cyber LEAP Act aims for innovations through Cybersecurity Grand Challenges
by admin May 29, 2020The Senate Commerce Committee approved last week what could prove to be an essential…
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Bug bounty platforms buy researcher silence, violate labor laws, critics say
by admin April 2, 2020When Jonathan Leitschuh found a catastrophic security vulnerability in Zoom, the popular videoconferencing platform,…
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The OPM hack explained: Bad security practices meet China’s Captain America
by admin February 12, 2020In April of 2015, IT staffers within the United States Office of Personnel Management…
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Digital privacy is one side of a two-sided policy coin. Virtually all attention to…
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So, you’ve had enough. You are fed up with hackers and have decided to…
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How a bank got hacked (a study in how not to secure your networks)
by admin November 20, 2019Robbing a bank is easier than you might think, especially if you don’t care…
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Hacks and data breaches are, unfortunately, part of doing business today. Ten years ago,…
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Capital One hack shows difficulty of defending against irrational cybercriminals
by admin August 26, 2019Software engineer Paige Thompson was arrested in late July for an unprecedented hack into…
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