Hacker News - Newest: "security"

CERT is releasing six CVEs for serious security vulnerabilities in dnsmasq

chizhik-pyzhik — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:12:28 +0000

Article URL: https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112042

Points: 372

# Comments: 236

Security through obscurity is not bad

mobeigi — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:49:56 +0000

Article URL: https://mobeigi.com/blog/security/security-through-obscurity-is-not-bad/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997486

Points: 206

# Comments: 214

Investors pile into clean energy as Iran war drives push for energy security

JumpCrisscross — Sun, 03 May 2026 09:26:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/9921f2b5-c910-4cec-a50f-cad453935a1a

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47995125

Points: 127

# Comments: 183

Kernel code removals driven by LLM-created security reports

edward — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:48:07 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1068928/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47862230

Points: 124

# Comments: 118

Vercel April 2026 security incident

colesantiago — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:14:38 +0000

https://vercel.com/kb/bulletin/vercel-april-2026-security-in...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47824463

Points: 867

# Comments: 492

Free, fast diagnostic tools for DNS, email authentication, and network security

dogsnews — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:42:21 +0000

Article URL: https://mrdns.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47771220

Points: 73

# Comments: 6

No one owes you supply-chain security

birdculture — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:49:33 +0000

Article URL: https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/no-one-owes-you-supply-chain-security/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738595

Points: 75

# Comments: 88

You can't trust macOS Privacy and Security settings

zdw — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:28:24 +0000

Article URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/10/why-you-cant-trust-privacy-security/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719602

Points: 512

# Comments: 170

Open source security at Astral

vinhnx — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:11:55 +0000

Article URL: https://astral.sh/blog/open-source-security-at-astral

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47699181

Points: 365

# Comments: 109

A security scanner as fast as a linter – written in Rust

peaktwilight — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:05:14 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/peaktwilight/foxguard

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690405

Points: 53

# Comments: 20

Cloudflare targets 2029 for full post-quantum security

ilreb — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:07:34 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/post-quantum-roadmap/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47675625

Points: 386

# Comments: 112

Breaking the console: a brief history of video game security

sprado — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:51:28 +0000

Article URL: https://sergioprado.blog/breaking-the-console-a-brief-history-of-video-game-security/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47672778

Points: 96

# Comments: 26

UK intelligence censored report on global warming and homeland security

ewidar — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:59:52 +0000

Article URL: https://theoryofchange1.substack.com/p/from-global-warming-to-homeland-security

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47653816

Points: 101

# Comments: 59

EmDash – A spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security

elithrar — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:14:38 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/emdash-wordpress/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47602832

Points: 703

# Comments: 504

U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'

Jimmc414 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:18:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/30/nx-s1-5745926/endangered-species-committee-hegseth-security

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47595620

Points: 265

# Comments: 115

Capability-Based Security for Redox: Namespace and CWD as Capabilities

ejplatzer — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:06:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.redox-os.org/news/nlnet-cap-nsmgr-cwd/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47546911

Points: 66

# Comments: 9

Hong Kong police can now demand phone passwords under new security rules

vidyesh — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:57:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.gadgetreview.com/hong-kong-police-can-now-demand-phone-passwords-under-new-security-rules

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47542722

Points: 138

# Comments: 160

Zero Days: Electric Motorcycles Are a Security Nightmare

Ivoah — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:38:17 +0000

Article URL: https://persephonekarnstein.github.io/post/zero-days/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47533380

Points: 69

# Comments: 17

Ubuntu wants to strip some of GRUB features in 26.10 for security purposes

dryarzeg — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:34:09 +0000

Article URL: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/streamlining-secure-boot-for-26-10/79069

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47517885

Points: 52

# Comments: 44

Study: 'Security Fatigue' May Weaken Digital Defenses

giuliomagnifico — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:36:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2026-study-security-fatigue-may-weaken-digital-defenses

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47490150

Points: 91

# Comments: 60