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Zettaset announced the availability of its encryption solutions on VMware Cloud Marketplace. Zettaset XCrypt Kubernetes & Container Encryption and XCrypt Virtual Key Manager and Data Encryption Solutions are now accessible for VMware customers deploying Kubernetes and container environments running on vSphere.
Two months ago investigators in France and the Netherlands cracked the network's encryption, allowing law enforcement to listen in to criminal communications about selling and trafficking drugs, laundering money and murdering rivals, authorities said. The service's owners apparently became aware of the criminal investigation last month, informing an estimated 60,000 users with a message warning them to get rid of their EncroChat devices because their servers-operating out of France - had been "Seized illegally by government entities," according to the NCA. The service relied on EncroChat devices, which came with pre-loaded apps for instant messaging as well as the ability to make secure internet calls, with no other "Conventional smartphone" functionality, U.K. officials said.
Recent samples of the Snake ransomware were observed isolating the infected systems to ensure that nothing interferes with the file encryption process, security researchers warn. Initially detailed in January this year, Snake has emerged as a prevalent threat to industrial control systems, due to the targeting of processes specific to these environments.
Most businesses tell us that they think email encryption is a priority that's part of their digital transformation and cloud migration. Deploying encryption isn't just about flicking an on switch for some technology and you're done.
With email now the number one destination to hoodwink overworked and bleary-eyed users with a confidence trick, there are many, many reasons to keep email secure. The historical problem with a technique like encryption in the past has been, if carried out in a heavy-handed fashion, it can be an all-or-nothing kind of deal.
A trio of Republican senators on Tuesday proposed legislation that requires service providers and device makers in America to help the Feds bypass encryption when presented with a court-issued warrant. The law bill [PDF] is dubbed the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, which uncharacteristically cannot be condensed into a pandering acronym.
Privacy advocates are decrying a new bill, which would force tech companies to unlock encrypted devices if ordered to do so by law enforcement with a court issued warrant. "Any sort of backdoor or weakened encryption can be used by adversaries to gain access to unauthorized data, not to mention the potential for abuse by law enforcement, despite assurances to the contrary. Finally, if this bill were to pass, people who are conducting nefarious activity will just switch to tools that are built outside of the United States where there will be no backdoor access. So, the FBI will not only not be able to access the data, they won't even be able to access unencrypted metadata that can prove very valuable in tracking down bad guys."
Experts have argued that adding backdoors to encryption systems would also allow malicious actors to abuse those backdoors, thus defeating the purpose of strong encryption. The officials believe that while encryption is "Vital" for securing data, communications and financial transactions, law enforcement should be given access to the information they seek if they present a warrant.
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan announced in a blog post Wednesday that Zoom is extending its end-to-end encryption offering to all Zoom account holders. Zoom released the first draft of its E2EE plan in late May as part of a response to criticism of its security flaws, which became public as Zoom signups skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zoom Video Communications has decided to extend the benefits of end-to-end encryption not only to paying Zoom customers, but to those who create free accounts, as well. Zoom does an about-face on E2EE. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan announced their decision to bring E2EE to paid users only in early June.