SonicWall has issued an urgent advisory after experiencing a security incident involving unauthorized access to its internal systems. ⚠️
They’re actively investigating and have taken containment actions while urging customers to review their security configurations and follow best practices to stay protected. 🛡️
The UK government has paused its proposal to compel Apple to weaken encryption on its cloud storage services — a move that would have had sweeping implications for user privacy, global tech policy, and corporate data protection standards.
🚫 Apple had strongly resisted the demand, citing its commitment to end-to-end encryption and refusal to compromise user security.
If you've ever juggled between apps just to copy a one-time password (OTP), you know how frustrating the process can be.
Copy SMS Code – OTP Helper is a minimalist Android app that takes care of that, seamlessly detecting OTPs from SMS or notifications and copying them directly to your clipboard—automatically. No interaction needed. No internet access required. No user data touched.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise has finalized its $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, officially forming one of the industry’s most comprehensive, cloud-native, AI-driven networking portfolios. 🌐
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas’s HB 1181, mandating strict age verification (digital ID or biometric scans) for websites where over ⅓ of content is deemed "harmful to minors."
This ruling in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton could reshape the internet as we know it.
Right now, Congress is considering legislation that could effectively ban encrypted apps by forcing companies to build dangerous backdoors into private communications.
These proposals threaten the security of journalists, whistleblowers, business professionals, and everyday users who depend on end-to-end encryption to communicate safely and confidentially. 💼🛡️
EFF is sounding the alarm. And we all should be too.
Tired of feeling like your cloud files are just floating out there, unprotected? Say hello to Cryptomator—your personal vault for keeping sensitive data safe in the cloud, without giving up open-source freedom.
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Most people think of end-to-end encryption as a digital lock that keeps their messages, data, and personal information safe. But what if someone installed a secret door behind that lock?
That’s what a “backdoor" is — and here’s why it’s a big deal. 👇
🚨 Heads up! If you rely on Microsoft Authenticator's password autofill sync to store or auto-fill your passwords, you'll lose access unless you export them NOW.
But instead of just exporting... consider upgrading your security.
💡 We recommend switching to privacy-first open-source alternatives like:
✅ Ente Auth – End-to-end encrypted, sleek UI,
cross-device sync.
✅ Aegis Authenticator – PIN-protected,
backup-friendly, fully offline.
Originally published on 1/4/2015 by stribika at:
https://blog.stribik.technology/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html
Mirrored to preserve information. Minor changes have been made, and this is noted where applicable. Also see:
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/143442/what-are-ssh-keygen-best-practices
📝 NOTE: Despite this article's age, we've yet to come across a better source of information with regard to SSH configuration.
You may have heard that the NSA can decrypt SSH at least some of the time. If you have not, then read the latest batch of Snowden documents now. All of it. This post will still be here when you finish. My goal with this post here is to make NSA analysts sad.
TL;DR: Scan this post for fixed width fonts, these will be the config file snippets and commands you have to use.