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Help, My Car Got Hacked and the Internet of Things

NopSec

The recent recall of 1.4 million vehicles by Fiat Chrysler has raised many questions and concerns after researchers discovered a security vulnerability that could literally allow hackers to take over a driver’s control. Has the Internet of Things become a reality, or is this just another FUD campaign to create mass hysteria among consumers? The answer is: it’s a little of both.

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UK Supreme Court to re-consider compensation rights under Data Protection Act

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

This week, Google has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court as part of the decision in […].

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vsftpd-3.0.3 released. and the horrors of FTP over SSL

Scary Beasts Security

I just released vsftpd-3.0.3, as noted on the vsftpd home page. It's actually been almost three years(!) since vsftpd-3.0.2, so things do seem to be getting very stable and calming down. The exception to things getting very stable and calming down seems to be SSL over FTP, which has been a constant source of, uh, joy, for some time now. Some issues fixed relate to security and warrant describing here because I think they are interesting.