Security News

Quantum-Proof Cryptography: What Role Will It Play?
2019-12-10 16:33

CISOs need to begin investigating the use of quantum-proof cryptography to ensure security is maintained when extremely powerful quantum computers that can crack current encryption are...

Applied Cryptography is Banned in Oregon Prisons
2019-07-05 18:52

My Applied Cryptography is on a list of books banned in Oregon prisons. It's not me -- and it's not cryptography -- it's that the prisons ban books that teach people to code. The subtitle is...

The clever cryptography behind Apple’s “Find My” feature
2019-06-06 19:16

You can track down your stolen MacBook, but no one else can—not even Apple.

Unhackable Cryptography?
2019-04-05 14:31

A recent article overhyped the release of EverCrypt, a cryptography library created using formal methods to prove security against specific attacks. The Quantum magazine article sets off a series...

The quantum sea change: Navigating the impacts for cryptography
2019-03-15 06:45

Professionals in cybersecurity and cryptography (and even non-IT executives) are hearing about the coming threat from quantum computing. It’s reaching the mainstream business consciousness. A...

Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it)
2019-02-07 15:57

Here's why NIST is running a competition to find algorithms for a Post-Quantum Cryptographic world...

Serious Security: What 2000 years of cryptography can teach us
2019-01-20 00:08

Here's a fascinating history of cryptography that has plenty to teach you - and you don't need a degree in mathematics to follow along!

Cryptography failure leads to easy hacking for PlayStation Classic
2018-12-10 17:03

Plug-and-play hardware lacks even basic functional security for crucial bootrom.

The DoJ's Secret Legal Arguments to Break Cryptography
2018-12-03 12:37

Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice made a series of legal arguments as to why Facebook should be forced to help the government wiretap Facebook Messenger. Those arguments are still...

New Findings About Prime Number Distribution Almost Certainly Irrelevant to Cryptography
2018-09-21 19:14

Lots of people are e-mailing me about this new result on the distribution of prime numbers. While interesting, it has nothing to do with cryptography. Cryptographers aren't interested in how to...