Day: August 11, 2016

A new $500,000 iOS bug bounty beats Apple's offer

A security firm is offering up to $500,000 for information on zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS, surpassing Apple’s bug bounty just days after it was announced. On Tuesday, Texas-based Exodus Intelligence said it will give between $5,000 and $500,000 for zero-day vulnerabilities relating to iOS version 9.3 and higher. [ Make threat intelligence meaningful: A 4-point

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Secure Boot proves insecurity of backdoors

Microsoft’s mistake with Secure Boot and its secret policy is a perfect illustration of why it’s too dangerous to create encryption systems with a secure backdoor. Someone will inevitably make a mistake, and users are left vulnerable while the company scrambles for a fix. Secure Boot, a feature of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI),

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Want secure code? Give devs the right tools

The Internet has serious security problems that need to be fixed. Despite many calls to action over the years for the industry to band together and work on solutions, progress has been mild. What’s needed isn’t necessarily more security technology. What’s needed are better tools for developers so that they can improve the security of

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