Security News

Germany mulls giving end-to-end chat app encryption das boot: Law requiring decrypted plain-text is in the works
2019-05-28 19:35

Officials want to upgrade rules from device searching to message interception Government officials in Germany are reportedly mulling a law to force chat app providers to hand over end-to-end...

Germany Talking about Banning End-to-End Encryption
2019-05-24 13:39

Der Spiegel is reporting that the German Ministry for Internal Affairs is planning to require all Internet message services to provide plaintext messages on demand, basically outlawing strong...

German SG-41 Encryption Machine Up for Auction
2019-05-23 19:05

A German auction house is selling an SG-41. It looks beautiful. Starting price is 75,000 euros. My guess is that it will sell for around 100K euros....

Radiant Logic unveils RadiantOne with FIPS 140-2 validated encryption
2019-05-21 23:30

Radiant Logic, the leading provider of the federated identity and directory service, announced the immediate availability of RadiantOne with FIPS 140-2 validated encryption. Radiant Logic recently...

Why post-quantum encryption will be critical to protect current classical computers
2019-05-21 12:50

Quantum computers are theorized to be capable of breaking RSA encryption. Experts disagree on when it could happen, but agree on a need for quantum-proof encryption.

Cryptanalyzing a Pair of Russian Encryption Algorithms
2019-05-10 11:30

A pair of Russia-designed cryptographic algorithms -- the Kuznyechik block cipher and the Streebog hash function -- have the same flawed S-box that is almost certainly an intentional backdoor....

Cryptographic breakthrough allows using handshake-style encryption for time-delayed communications
2019-05-07 04:45

When spies meet, they use secret handshakes to confirm their identities, ensuring they are who they say they are. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, and colleagues, have solved a...

G7 Comes Out in Favor of Encryption Backdoors
2019-04-23 14:14

From a G7 meeting of interior ministers in Paris this month, an "outcome document": Encourage Internet companies to establish lawful access solutions for their products and services, including...

Encryption: A cheat sheet
2019-04-19 19:37

There's a lot to know about encryption, and the ins and outs can get confusing. Here's a rundown of what professionals need to know about this fundamental of modern computing.

Encryption deployment increases as organizations struggle to address compliance requirements
2019-04-02 05:30

As organizations embrace the cloud and new digital initiatives such as the IoT, blockchain and digital payments the use of trusted cryptography to protect their applications and sensitive...