Security News

Solid state of fear: Euro boffins bust open SSD, Bitlocker encryption (it's really, really dumb)
2018-11-05 21:18

Security experts frantically facepalming at stupid design Fundamental flaws in the encryption system used by popular solid-state drives (SSDs) can be exploited by miscreants to easily decrypt...

Tech Giants Concerned About Australia's Encryption Laws
2018-10-15 11:15

Cyber law changes proposed in Australia specifically state that companies will not be required to implement encryption backdoors, but tech giants are still concerned that the current form of the...

Boffin: Dump hardware number generators for encryption and instead look within
2018-10-01 22:47

Chip timing could be as effective and harder to hack Hardware-based random number generators (HWRNGs) for encryption could be superseded after a Philippines-based researcher found that...

More on the Five Eyes Statement on Encryption and Backdoors
2018-10-01 11:22

Earlier this month, I wrote about a statement by the Five Eyes countries about encryption and back doors. (Short summary: they like them.) One of the weird things about the statement is that it...

What do you mean by storage encryption?
2018-09-24 06:10

In my year-long research project, the F5 Labs’ 2018 Application Protection Report, I asked if security professionals used storage encryption for data and applications. About 19% of survey...

WinMagic validates need for perpetual server encryption
2018-09-22 20:30

WinMagic is encouraging enterprises to adopt server encryption as part of their regular data security strategy – even if those servers are behind lock and key. When it comes to server protection,...

BestCrypt Volume Encryption 4 released
2018-09-20 01:00

Jetico has announced a new version of its disk encryption. BestCrypt Volume Encryption 4 now delivers a smoother interface and faster performance to encrypt hard drives. For over 20 years, Jetico...

Privacy Protection Means Encryption at the Application Layer
2018-09-19 12:56

Comprehensive Data Security Measures Should Include a Formal Process for Application Security and Vulnerability Assessment  read more

Intel Patches Firmware Flaw That Leaks ME Encryption Keys
2018-09-14 08:18

Researcher Finds Intel's Previous Management Engine Patches Weren't FoolproofIntel has had a challenging time of late on the vulnerability front. It has issued yet another patch for its Management...

WinMagic enables enterprise-class full drive encryption for Linux
2018-09-13 15:06

WinMagic has recently delivered the enterprise-class managed full drive encryption solution for Linux. The new capability empowers the company to assist enterprises struggling with managing...