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Out of band, out of mind: DEF CON research calls IPMI a ‘sanctioned backdoor’ into enterprise networks

Sitting inside almost every server is a potential backdoor that could put an enterprise network at risk. Baseboard management controllers, or BMCs, are the hardware embedded in server motherboards that provide remote power control, console access, and firmware updates independent of the host operating system. IPMI is the protocol most commonly used to reach them. At the DEF CON 34 conference…

Dark Reading

Sherlock Holmes Was the 'OG' Social Engineer

The crime solver wore disguises, spied on targets, and built intelligence networks long before modern-day tactics emerged. He has lessons for today's ethical- and unethical hackers…

Schneier on Security

Python Now Has a Post-Quantum Encryption Library

This is good: Post-quantum cryptography is now one pip-install away for the entire Python ecosystem. With funding from the Sovereign Tech Agency, we implemented support for ML-KEM,…

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