The vulnerability of the programming interface of Windows CryptoAPI on Windows operating systems, which allows attackers to perform spoofing attacks

The vulnerability of the Windows CryptoAPI programming interface in Windows operating systems relates to the ability to bypass authentication through spoofing. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attacks...

Available Tools Making Dent in WannaCry Encryption

Tools are beginning to emerge that can be used to start the process of recovering files encrypted by WannaCry on some Windows systems. This takes on extra urgency because today marks one week from the initial outbreak, and files encrypted during that first wave are on the clock and close to being...

TrueCrypt Audit Cryptanalysis Finds No Backdoors

The results are in from the cryptanalysis phase of the TrueCrypt audit, and they show—nothing. Well, maybe not “nothing,” but certainly no signs of a deliberate backdoor from the NSA or any government entity, fears of which date back to the autumn of 2013, post-Snowden, and ignited talk to have t...