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The end of TrueCrypt

TrueCrypt, a popular file encryption tool has suddenly announced end of development since May 2014 in view of termination of Microsoft support to Windows XP. STRANGE! A visit to both links, namely www.truecrypt.org and http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net shows a page notifying users that using TrueCrypt is no longer secure as it may contain unfixed security issues. The abrupt nature…

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The HeartBleed BUG

  Heartbleed bug has recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Dooms Day or over reaction! Heartbleed Bug is an anomaly, accidently inserted in the code of Open SSL, a popular open source toolkit. The Heartbleed Bug allows hackers to steal information on the internet. A server is a software+hardware combo which…