Security News


The Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance said updates will be rolled out in September to networks and devices that address weak homegrown cryptography pointed out in a research paper.

Microsoft updates its cryptographic cipher suite prioritization in Windows with the addition of four suites that bring Perfect Forward Secrecy to the operating system.



The cryptography used in the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP), one of the most widely used smart meter and smart grid device networking standards, can be easily cracked, researchers have found. Phil...

Researchers in Europe have published research examining weak, homegrown cryptography used in the Open Smart Grid Protocol.



A Congressional hearing on encryption and "frontdoors" produced a generous amount of the usual "crazy" from lawmakers and law enforcement.