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  Security is always big news in IT. The talk today is that the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, in Hollywood, California, has just suffered a crippling ransomware attack. Most of the computers at the hospital are compromised with what appears to be a variant of the CryptoWall ransomware tool.

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• Perl: Searching Git

  GitHub is not only home to the code repositories of many well-known open source projects, but it also offers a sophisticated API that opens up wonderful opportunities for snooping around.

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• Hash Functions

  Cryptographic hash functions help you protect your passwords, but hashing is only secure if properly understood.

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• Security Lessons

  A slow death for the default configuration.

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• Credential Stuffing

  A credential stuffing cyberattack uses username and password credentials stolen in a data breach to gain access to your accounts. We explain how it works and how to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.

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