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This plug in device claims to protect your Online data

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Portsmouth, Va, Oct. 16, 2014, PRNewswire-iReach: Project Sierra, currently being funded on Kickstarter, makes internet security accessible even for the most inexperienced technology users. The device, backed by Simplified Network Solutions, plugs into the consumer’s modem and then protects data from traffic analysis. It seems like every day there are new stories dealing with credit card breaches, photo leaks, and personal data loss appearing on the nightly news. With the simple network encryption that Project Sierra provides, the risk of any of these occurring is significantly lowered.

proj sieraProject Sierra is open source based on DD-WRT with an Android user interface. It is a stand-alone device that simply connects to a modem- this is what makes it unique from other similar devices on the market today. Other encryption services are complex and require additional downloads- Project Sierra just needs plugged in! The device protects a variety of data and activity from being monitored including location, search histories, spending habits, webcam access and online behaviors.

For a pledge of $149 or more, consumers can own Project Sierra and browse the internet with their minds at ease, knowing that their personal information is safe from hackers. Once on the market, Project Sierra will run from $249-$299. The founder, Kerry Cox Jr., is a disabled veteran who has a multitude of experience working with the government and private companies to enhance their network securities and now seeks to bring that security to the average American.

Project Sierra uses an international network of proxies to allow consumers to run your data through a third party IP address and protect your location. This is beneficial because most cyber-attacks are directed at your known IP address. When you create a connection between your computer and the Project Sierra servers, your home network is given a layer of security that you do not currently have. Your information will not be seen, only the Project Sierra server IP will be visible to the world.

A successful crowdfunding campaign will allow Simplified Network Solutions to manufacture and fulfill Project Sierra orders. Their funding goal of $150,000 must be met by October 31st. In addition to the $149 pledge level, there are a variety of other rewards for backers to choose from starting at $5.00.

To learn more about Project Sierra or to back their crowdfunding campaign, visit their Kickstarter campaign at http://bit.ly/ProjSierraKS.

About Project Sierra

Project Sierra is a global network with a consumer-grade, Android-based, plug-and-play device that will encrypt all of a user’s network traffic and enable them to surf the web anonymously. Encrypting network traffic is essential to avoiding having online activities tracked and recorded. Project Sierra will add an extra level of security without making any changes to a computer or network configuration.

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Google team exposes vulnerability in SSL 3.0 encryption, so, well, the 15 year old system may soon be history

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Every passing day throws up newer issues around Online security. Google researchers have now revealed that the much-used Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 has a vulnerability. The team carried out an experiment called Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy or (POODLE) to explore this. Essentially it established that this system weakness could be exploited by hackers to get into & make away with ostensibly encrypted Online data.

The Google security team comprising Bodo Möller, Thai Duong & Krzysztof Kotowicz have now recommended the disabling of SSL 3.0 on both – server & client side. That’s the only way to escape this. The other of course is to upgrade to the more sophisticated Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 & 1.1 versions. In short, the SSL protocol may not be 100 % hacker-proof.

Both, the  (TLS) & its predecessor, SSL, are cryptographic protocols designed to provide communication security over the Internet. Which means once deployed, they enable safer communications within your brower & the Web server at the other end.

Here’s what the Googlers have posted on the official blog: SSL 3.0 is nearly 15 years old, but support for it remains widespread. Most importantly, nearly all browsers support it and, in order to work around bugs in HTTPS servers, browsers will retry failed connections with older protocol versions, including SSL 3.0. Because a network attacker can cause connection failures, they can trigger the use of SSL 3.0 and then exploit this issue.

Google Chrome and our servers have supported TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV since February and thus we have good evidence that it can be used without compatibility problems. Additionally, Google Chrome will begin testing changes today that disable the fallback to SSL 3.0. This change will break some sites and those sites will need to be updated quickly. In the coming months, we hope to remove support for SSL 3.0 completely from our client products.

 

 

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