Security News

Interpol: Strong encryption helps paedos. Build backdoors
2019-11-18 17:30

Idiocy runs amok at multinational cop agency Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build backdoors for...

Interpol: Strong encryption helps online predators. Build backdoors
2019-11-18 17:30

Multinational cop agency reportedly set to issue statement Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build...

5 factors to consider when choosing an encryption key management system
2019-11-07 07:00

Data breaches are at an all-time high with 2019 looking to one of the worst on record for data loses. Within the data security battle, encryption is considered to be the gold standard that...

Jetico releases BestCrypt Volume Encryption Enterprise Edition for Mac
2019-10-30 02:30

Jetico, long-trusted pioneer in data encryption, announced the launch of BestCrypt Volume Encryption – Enterprise Edition for Mac. Expanding on many years of Windows support, Jetico delivers the...

Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Chooses Encryption Over Backdoors
2019-10-28 11:22

In an extraordinary essay, the former FBI general counsel Jim Baker makes the case for strong encryption over government-mandated backdoors: In the face of congressional inaction, and in light of...

Dark Web Site Taken Down without Breaking Encryption
2019-10-25 11:14

The US Department of Justice unraveled a dark web child-porn website, leading to the arrest of 337 people in at least 18 countries. This was all accomplished not through any backdoors in...

Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard
2019-10-22 10:56

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. From the conclusion: The result of...

Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans
2019-10-07 11:31

The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.

Here we go again: US govt tells Facebook to kill end-to-end encryption for the sake of the children
2019-10-04 19:15

Uncle Sam calls on tech giants to open up platforms for government snooping The US government is renewing its efforts to talk tech firms out of using end-to-end encryption methods that would keep...

Kaspersky warns of encryption-busting Reductor malware
2019-10-03 23:36

Infection manipulates browsers to snoop on TLS comms Kaspersky says it has uncovered a new malware infection that is able to decode encrypted TLS traffic without the need to intercept or manipulate it.…