A group of researchers (Arjen Lenstra and collaborators  from EPFL Lausanne and James Hughes from Palo Alto) published a study, Ron was wrong Whit is right, of new vulnerabilities of cryptosystems. The New York Times picked up the story. Although Lenstra et al discuss several cryptosystems, their results are particularly relevant to those based on RSA. The title mirrors their conviction that cryptosystems based on a single random element have fewer key generation problems than RSA, that uses two random primes.The technical problem they identify...

I just installed a new Express Card with Verizon Broadband wireless lastnight. Had tons of fun accessing the web from places I usually cannot, (we arein trucking) until I got to my favorite forum. It's a public place I have beento thousands of times, but instead of happily browsing all the daily newsevents and checking to see if the world blew up yet, I found myself blocked bya big white screen that said YOUR IP ADDRESS HAS BEEN BANNED.What can I do? I can't go to the forum owners to tell them it's just lil 'olme. Besides, I have picked them up on all other wireless connections at varioush...

Reader's advisory: Wired News has been unable to confirm some sources for a number of stories written by this author. If you have any information about sources cited in this article, please send an e-mail to sourceinfo[AT]wired.com. In 1972, John T. Draper discovered he could make free long-distance phone calls using a whistle from a Cap'n Crunch cereal box. The whistle emitted a 2,600-hertz tone that got him into the internal authorization system at the phone company. With another noisy device known as a blue box, Draper -- soon to be known as "Cap'n Crunch" -- made it possible for many to...

To set your web servers date timezone, for example for Eastern Standard Time (EST) use the following code:SetEnv TZ America/IndianapolisFor example, for Los Angeles time (Pacific time), use the following code:SetEnv TZ America/Los_AngelesOther location examples include:America/New_York - Eastern Time America/Detroit - Eastern Time - Michigan (most locations) America/Louisville - Eastern Time (Louisville, Kentucky) America/Indianapolis - Eastern Standard Time (Indiana, most locations) America/Indiana/Marengo - Eastern Standard Time (Indiana, Crawford County) America/Ind...

You may have heard of App Store Optimization (ASO) and feel your brains go into overdrive! Chances are you probably have no idea what that means or that it appears pretty much the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), only to realize that it is not so. Despite being warily relatable to SEO, the reality of ASO is far more deep and complex. A key differentiator of ASO and SEO is what happens when a visitor or user enters the website or the app, in this case. The moment a user enters the site the purpose of SEO is over, whereas the purpose of ASO begins when a user lands on an app page and th...

You might be shocked to learn this, but when a quivering-lipped Chloe from 24 cracks the encryption on a terrorist’s hard drive in 30 seconds, the TV show is faking it. “So what? It’s just a TV show.” Well, yes, but it turns out that real federal intelligence agencies, like the FBI, CIA, and NSA, also have a problem cracking encrypted hard disks — and according to a new research paper, this is a serious risk to national security.The study, titled “The growing impact of full disk encryption on digital forensics,” illustrates ...

                     When we discuss the internet today, there are two terms that we frequently here: privacy and security. While you may think that these two terms mean the same thing and are thus interchangeable, this isn’t true. As such, you’ll want to take a moment to learn the difference between these two terms.Understanding the Difference Between Privacy and SecurityWhen you open a checking account you share your personal information with your bank. There are three results that may occur here:The bank may maintain yo...

Android is one of the safest operating systems for smartphones and tablets if used correctly. Unfortunately, only a third of Android users use the latest version, and older versions are far more vulnerable than newer ones.Not to mention that many manufacturers take their time when it comes to downloading the latest security patches. A news blog Android Authority ranked the fastest manufacturers in downloading system updates. Here are the results:LG - 78 daysMotorola - 88 daysHTC - 95 daysSony - 99 daysXiaomi - 126 daysOnePlus - 131 daysSamsung - 143 days.Since the ranking took place in 2017, t...