Tag: ben herzog
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VB2016 paper: Great crypto failures
“More malware is using cryptography, and more malware is using better cryptography,” said Check Point researcher Yaniv Balmas on stage during VB2016. While the increased use of cryptography in general in recent years has been a great development, it is rather frustrating to find malware authors having joined the bandwagon – with ransomware being the ultimate…
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VB2016 paper: Great crypto failures
“More malware is using cryptography, and more malware is using better cryptography,” said Check Point researcher Yaniv Balmas on stage during VB2016. While the increased use of cryptography in general in recent years has been a great development, it is rather frustrating to find malware authors having joined the bandwagon – with ransomware being the ultimate…
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VB2016 preview: Cryptography mistakes in malware
“Don’t roll your own crypto”, software developers are often told: cryptography is hard and thus it is always safer to use a well-tested public library rather than writing your own implementation. Not everyone heeds that advice though, and among those not listening are the developers of various malware families. In a paper to be presented…
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VB2016 preview: Cryptography mistakes in malware
“Don’t roll your own crypto”, software developers are often told: cryptography is hard and thus it is always safer to use a well-tested public library rather than writing your own implementation. Not everyone heeds that advice though, and among those not listening are the developers of various malware families. In a paper to be presented…