Security News

Google Allo messaging app offers end-to-end crypto, but not as default (Help Net Security)
2016-05-19 18:41

On Wednesday, at its annual developer-focused conference, Google introduced two new cross-platform apps: Allo and Duo. Google Allo is a messaging app, and Duo is a video calling app. Allo has been...

Google drops support for old crypto on Gmail, SMTP servers (Help Net Security)
2016-05-18 17:34

In less than a month, Google will stop supporting SSLv3 and RC4 on its SMTP and Gmail’s web servers. The end of support is not unexpected, as the Internet giant announced the move last September....

Steam Patches Broken Crypto in Wake of Replay, Padding Oracle Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-04-27 16:43

The digital gaming platform Steam was quick to patch a cryptographic issue in the client recently that could have allowed an attacker to read sensitive information sent over its network, take over...