Security News

If at first you don't succeed, pry, pry again: Feds once again demand Apple unlock encrypted iPhones in yet another terrorism case
2020-01-08 01:34

The FBI has asked Apple to unlock two iPhones belonging to a murderer, potentially reviving a tense battle over encryption and the rights of law enforcement to digital devices. Alshamrani had two iPhones - one of which he reportedly shot and damaged - and the FBI has been trying to unlock the phones and extract the encrypted contents to see if there is any evidence that others were involved in the attack, or other clues to his actions.

ProtonMail Launches Encrypted Calendar Application
2020-01-02 16:14

ProtonMail has released the beta version of ProtonCalendar, its fully encrypted calendar application that aims to help users both keep track of their plans and keep their data private. ProtonCalendar is an early beta release, but "Substantial developments" are planned for the project until its public release, including the ability to share the calendar with other ProtonMail users, or the option to send event invites to anyone, even non-ProtonMail users.

NextDNS to Provide Encrypted DNS Services to Firefox
2019-12-17 17:02

Firefox users will be getting private and secure encrypted Domain Name System (DNS) services from NextDNS, after Mozilla added the company to its Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) program.  read more

StrongSalt Eases Pain of Searching Encrypted Data in the Cloud
2019-12-12 15:43

StrongSalt Helps Customers Gain Compliance Through Searchable Encryption for Cloud Services and Enterprise Applications read more

New Linux Bug Lets Attackers Hijack Encrypted VPN Connections
2019-12-06 03:02

A team of cybersecurity researchers has disclosed a new severe vulnerability affecting most Linux and Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, iOS, and Android, that could...

StrongSalt Open Privacy API: Searching and sharing encrypted data in cloud and enterprise apps
2019-12-05 03:30

In a move to address today’s major problem behind privacy – making encryption usable – StrongSalt announced the first Open Privacy API for searching and sharing encrypted data in cloud services...

Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails
2019-11-12 12:02

Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn't mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.

Encrypted Emails on macOS Found Stored in Unprotected Way
2019-11-11 13:01

Apple is investigating an issue raised by a Mac specialist discovered to be storing emails that are supposed to be S/MIME-encrypted as readable files.

Mozilla says ISPs are lying to Congress about encrypted DNS
2019-11-06 12:34

Mozilla on Friday posted a letter urging Congress to take the broadband industry's lobbying against encrypted DNS within Firefox and Chrome with a grain of salt.

Empirix launches new assurance solution for encrypted OTT video traffic
2019-10-23 03:00

Empirix, a premier global provider of voice, data, mobility, IoT and multimedia service assurance solutions, announced the availability of a new assurance solution for encrypted OTT video traffic....