Below lies a list of analyses regarding security and privacy-focused topics. The security assessments make no
attempt at evaluating security based on the number of former vulnerabilities in a particular program. Instead,
criteria involve the software's overall security posture and ease of exploitation. Primarily, the assessments
include an analysis of the software's attack surface exposure, as well as the adoption of modern defensive
techniques. In particular, they study the deployed exploit mitigations and the extent to which different parts
of the software are compartmentalised, as is necessary to reduce the potential harm a successful exploit
could produce. Note that these analyses are purely objective and do not account for threat models or other
user-dependent factors.
Likewise, the privacy evaluations are focused on meaningful approaches to achieving privacy, rather than incomplete
and misguided approaches, as is common elsewhere. It is important to create a clear distinction between privacy and
security to avoid conflating the subjects of any particular article.
The articles below are guides dedicated to improving security and privacy.
My name is "madaidan". I'm a security researcher who works on
various open source projects, mainly Whonix. My website
provides information on security and privacy-related topics — it aims to highlight security issues
within popular technology, debunk misinformation and provide free security guidance for everyone. This
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