Category Archives: Security

Create Compressed, Encrypted Archives with tar + gpg on Linux
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Posted on September 19, 2025 by

A quick guide to packaging files with tar, compressing them, and protecting the result with GnuPG—plus how to decrypt, verify, and choose between symmetric (password) and asymmetric (public-key) encryption. Continue reading →

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Experts devised a technique to bypass web application firewalls (WAF) of several vendorsSecurity Affairs
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Posted on December 11, 2022 by

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/139445/hacking/web-application-firewalls-waf-bypass.html

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50% reduction in accounts being compromised with MFA
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Posted on February 9, 2022 by

This just goes to show a little inconvenience, can significantly increase security. https://9to5google.com/2022/02/08/google-account-2sv/

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Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons of projects – The Verge
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Posted on January 12, 2022 by

This is why I have trust issues with using open source projects which aren’t supported by companies.  While he isn’t wrong I think there were much better ways to handle this. Source: Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons … Continue reading →

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Ads that install the apps automatically…
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Posted on October 13, 2021 by

If malware can do it anything could do it. This is a pretty scary idea, when will carriers stop install garbage on devices? https://www.androidpolice.com/apps-are-using-scummy-ads-to-bypass-google-play-and-install-without-your-consent/

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