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  Backoff and BlackPOS Malware Breach Retailers Point of Sale Systems

  Retailers worldwide have been scrambling to maintain secure POS(point of sale) systems after the latest security breaches to corporations such as UPS, Target and, most recently, Home Depot. Larger corporations should not be the only ones concerned. According to the RSA Conference blog post, “Understanding PoS Malware Infecting Retailers,” the...

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  The Importance of Open Source in Securing the Internet of Things

  Open Source plays an important role in securing the Internet of Things. As more embedded products become available and security updates are required, devices will reach end-of-life, no longer supported by their creators, but will still remain in use. In the case of an open source project, developers within the...

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  Spritz, a drop-in replacement for RC4

  Recently at the CRYPTO 2014 conference rump sessions several interesting papers were presented. Ron Rivest presented a paper he and Jacob C. N. Schuldt wrote on finding an improved replacement for the RC4 stream cipher they named Spritz. Their goal was to find a drop in replacement for RC4 that...

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  Case Study: wolfSSL enables Sensity Systems to Secure Light Sensory Networks (LSNs)

  wolfSSL has released a case study highlighting how Sensity Systems is using the CyaSSL lightweight SSL/TLS library to secure Light Sensory Networks (LSNs).  This case study highlights the key requirements Sensity had for securing their devices, how CyaSSL was used as a solution, and summarizes Sensity’s thoughts on the project.As...

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  wolfSSL on IBM AIX

  IBMs operating system, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive), is the standard operating system for the RS/6000 series. The RS/6000 series being UNIX servers, workstations, and supercomputers made by IBM. AIX is also currently supported in IBMs Power Systems. One of the notable features in their 2010 release is that it could...

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  TivaWare Code Composer Studio wolfSSL Examples

  CyaSSL now has example projects that can be compiled in Code Composer Studio (CCS) and debugged on the Tiva™ C Series TM4C1294NCPDT (1294XL) Connected Launchpad. Please see the README under wolfSSL / wolfssl-examples / tirtos_ccs_examples on www.github.com for instructions on building CyaSSL with Texas Instruments-Real Time Operating System (TI-RTOS). Please...

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  Hacking the Connected Home

  For a fun read on hacking the connected home, see Dark Reading at:  How I hacked my home.

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  Notes on Testing wolfSSL

  Here at wolfSSL we recently added fuzz testing to our testing processes. Security of CyaSSL software is always on our mind. As the software is used to secure connections and provide software security, the testing of how robust and secure CyaSSL is holds high importance. As with the halting problem...

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  CyaSSL and Curve25519

  wolfSSL is in the process of adding curve25519 to the CyaSSL lightweight SSL/TLS library. You may ask, why add another ECC curve when CyaSSL already has quite a few ECC options? Curve25519 was chosen because of its record-setting speed while maintaining reliable security. In fact compared with some of the...

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  wolfSSL Tuning Guide Now Available

  The wolfSSL Tuning Guide is a reference that allows developers to optimize the performance and memory of the wolfSSL embedded SSL library within their products. The tuning guide includes three recipes for adjusting your wolfSSL implementation to build with minimum footprint, maximum speed, or maximum security. Choosing the correct recipe...

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