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Top Open Source Security Tools

eSecurity Planet

But that success and the openness inherent in the community have led to a major challenge – security. Therefore, any security vulnerabilities are disclosed publicly. This has given rise to a large number of open source security tools. However, the tools themselves vary considerably in scope, sophistication, and function.

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GUEST ESSAY: Going beyond watermarks to protect sensitive documents from illegal access

The Last Watchdog

As a result, The majority of businesses (55 percent) are using some sort of a tool to monitor for insider threats; including data leak prevention (DLP) software (54 percent), user behavior analytics (UBA) software (50 percent), and employee monitoring and surveillance (47 percent). There are more exotic ways of protecting documents.

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NEW TECH: DigiCert Document Signing Manager leverages PKI to advance electronic signatures

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core. Popular services, like DocuSign and Adobe Sign, have established themselves as convenient, familiar tools to conduct daily commerce, exclusively online. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. That’s what Document Signing Manager does.

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Top Code Debugging and Code Security Tools

eSecurity Planet

In fact, there are more than a few flaws present, as well as the occasional gaping security hole. Code debugging and code security tools exist to find and help developers fix the problems that occur. Such tools typically capture exceptions as they occur and provide diagnostic and contextual data to make resolution easier.

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Court documents show FBI could use a tool to access private Signal messages on iPhones

Security Affairs

Court documents obtained by Forbes revealed that the FBI may have a tool that allows accessing private Signal messages on iPhones. Court documents related to a recent gun-trafficking case in New York and obtained by Forbes revealed that the FBI may have a tool to access private Signal messages. ” states Forbes.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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Iran’s Digital Surveillance Tools Leaked

Schneier on Security

It’s Iran’s turn to have its digital surveillance tools leaked : According to these internal documents, SIAM is a computer system that works behind the scenes of Iranian cellular networks, providing its operators a broad menu of remote commands to alter, disrupt, and monitor how customers use their phones.

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