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Improve your security #17 : How to secure a new computer in 10 steps

13

Jul

2013

Did you just buy a computer and wonder how can you make it secure? Here are some steps which you can follow to make this computer really yours. Really yours means that you can start using it and storing personal information on it without having to be afraid of someone snooping in it. 1. (Re)Install […]

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Digging Into Certificate Revocation Lists

11

Jul

2013

In this blog we shall reveal the uses for certificates, uncover how to combat abused certificates and dig deep into an example of how malicious software can be digitally signed to pass certification verification. What is a certificate? In cryptography, a public key certificate, also known as a digital certificate, is an electronic document that […]

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Opera.com hacked, distributed malware signed with their certificate to probably thousand of users

27

Jun

2013

According to a post on the Opera Security Blog, the company suffered on June 19th “a targeted attack on internal network infrastructure”. The attackers were able to obtain at least one old and expired Opera code signing certificate, which they have used to sign some malware. This has allowed them to distribute malicious software which […]

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