Microsoft enters post-password era with Hello (promo video)
Just a short promotion clip, but definitly interesting: Microsoft announces Hello, the authentication system inside Windows 10, using fingerprints, iris
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Hacked french TV channel exposed passwords in TV interview (video, screenshots, links)
This week a major french TV networks was hacked (Article on CNN #1, #2), resulting in 11 channels being completely
Google I/O 2014 – HTTPS Everywhere (video)
Excellent, essential and game-changing talk by Ilya Grigorik and Pierre Far (both of Google), explaining why you should always use
EOL lists of Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS for your server plannings
Chosing the right server operating system will probably save your life and avoid a lot of stress with your clients.
DEF CON 18 – When your computer got stolen and you can still SSH into it: “Pwned by the 0wner” (22min conference talk)
A fantastic masterpiece of a conference talk: Mac got stolen. Bummer! Two years later: owner SSHs into it (!), installs
Serious hard-to-fix bug in OAuth and OpenID discovered, lots of major sites affected
Just a short notice rather than a real article, full story later (I need to check the facts): Several sources
The SSL Heartbleed bug explained in 30 seconds
Another excellent comic by xkcd (a site that publishes dev/op/web-related comics, usually nailing things right to the head): This time
[Link] Excellent PHP best practices, 2014 style
Excellent post on This interests me: A collection of useful best practices in modern PHP development, like Redirecting the user
Which server OS version to choose ? Some EOL lists of Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS
Moving running projects (especially smaller ones that you’ve made for clients years ago) from an outdated and not-supported linux version
Hacking ATMs – A conference talk about the current security state of Windows XP driven cash machines
A few days ago the 30th edition of Germany’s Chaos Communication Congress took place, a high-profile event for IT-security and