Security News

New Crypto Suites Bring Perfect Forward Secrecy to Windows (Threatpost)
2015-05-13 16:14

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

Flawed crypto endangers millions of smart grid devices (Help Net Security)
2015-05-11 11:33

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...

Weak Homegrown Crypto Dooms Open Smart Grid Protocol (Threatpost)
2015-05-07 18:58

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

Congress, Crypto and Craziness (Threatpost)
2015-04-30 11:34

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