Security News

Encryption: Whose keys are they, anyway? (Help Net Security)
2015-09-15 07:36

Over the past year, encryption has been showing up in a number of unlikely places. It started when Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt proclaimed that encrypting everything is the answer to governm...

Survey examines encryption backdoor preference of Americans (SC Magazine)
2015-09-11 18:50

63% in favor of encryption backdoors to respond to national security threats (Help Net Security)
2015-09-11 07:30

Vormetric did a survey on how Americans view "backdoor" access by government entities to the encrypted data of private businesses. Ninety-one percent recognized that there were risks to encryption bac...

FBI and Apple's Encryption (Schneier blog)
2015-09-10 15:17

Apple tells Justice iMessage encryption prevents compliance with court order (SC Magazine)
2015-09-08 21:50

HIPAA Enforcer Losing Patience on Encryption (InfoRiskToday)
2015-09-08 14:50

End-to-end encryption is key for securing the Internet of Things (Help Net Security)
2015-09-07 07:30

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the hottest buzzwords these days. It seems like almost everything is being connected, including cars, streetlights, oil rigs, wearables and more. By the end of t...

FTC gives Feds the finger over backdoor encryption demands (The Register)
2015-09-04 18:53

Encryption, Lock Mechanism Vulnerabilities Plague AppLock (Threatpost)
2015-09-01 18:36

Multiple weaknesses exist in AppLock, a popular lock application for Android devices that boasts over 100 million users.

When It Comes To Encryption, Our Policy Makers Could Learn A Thing Or Two From Thomas Jefferson (Forbes)
2015-08-31 19:53