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Pairwise Authentication of Humans

Schneier on Security

Here’s an easy system for two humans to remotely authenticate to each other, so they can be sure that neither are digital impersonations. To mitigate that risk, I have developed this simple solution where you can setup a unique time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) between any pair of persons.

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Experts Flag Security, Privacy Risks in DeepSeek AI App

Krebs on Security

But experts caution that many of DeepSeek’s design choices — such as using hard-coded encryption keys, and sending unencrypted user and device data to Chinese companies — introduce a number of glaring security and privacy risks. For starters, he said, the app collects an awful lot of data about the user’s device.

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Passwordless Authentication without Secrets!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Passwordless Authentication without Secrets! This highlights an increasing demand for advanced authentication methods like passkeys and multi-factor authentication (MFA), which provide robust security for most use cases. Similarly, in retail and manufacturing, delays caused by authentication procedures reduce overall efficiency.

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Roger Grimes on Prioritizing Cybersecurity Advice

Schneier on Security

This is a good point : Part of the problem is that we are constantly handed lists…list of required controls…list of things we are being asked to fix or improve…lists of new projects…lists of threats, and so on, that are not ranked for risks. Here is one big one: Do not use or rely on un-risk-ranked lists.

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CVE-2024-9488 (CVSS 9.8): Authentication Bypass Flaw in wpDiscuz Plugin, Over 80,000 Sites at Risk

Penetration Testing

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered in wpDiscuz, a widely used WordPress plugin with over 80,000 active installations.

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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

Krebs on Security

He may even have been able to passively receive Microsoft Windows authentication credentials from employee computers at affected companies. “We have looked into the matter and there was not a risk to our systems,” a MasterCard spokesperson wrote. But the researcher said he didn’t attempt to do any of that.

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All Gmail users at risk from clever replay attack

Malwarebytes

One of those filters is DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail), an email authentication protocol that allows the sending server to attach a digital signature to an email. So if a malicious actor gets access to a previously legitimate DKIM-signed email, they can resend that exact message at any time, and it will still pass authentication.

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