Security News

S/MIME, PGP, OMG! EFAIL encryption flaw leaves emails vulnerable to secret snooping
2018-05-14 20:39

Researchers punch hole in encryption classics Security researchers are going public with a vulnerability that is leaving some secure mail apps vulnerable to decryption.…

Wah, encryption makes policing hard, cries UK's National Crime Agency
2018-05-14 13:35

Ever since Snowden it's been the default – report Encryption is making it more difficult for law enforcement agencies to detect dangerous offenders, according the the National Crime Agency's (NCA)...

Personal encryption usage is increasing
2018-05-14 11:25

According to a Venafi survey of 512 security professionals attending RSA Conference 2018, sixty-four percent of respondents say their personal encryption usage has increased due to recent...

New law would stop feds from demanding encryption backdoor
2018-05-10 23:38

The Secure Data Act has returned and is lookin' for love US lawmakers from both major political parties came together on Thursday to reintroduce a bill that, if passed, would prohibit the US...

Ray Ozzie's Encryption Backdoor
2018-05-07 14:32

Last month, Wired published a long article about Ray Ozzie and his supposed new scheme for adding a backdoor in encrypted devices. It's a weird article. It paints Ozzie's proposal as something...

Is Payments Industry Ready for New Encryption Protocols?
2018-05-02 13:02

PCI-DSS Requirement Looms on June 30New PCI requirements that go into effect June 30 are pushing payment card acquirers, processors, gateways and service providers worldwide to implement more...

New DNS encryption tools accelerate privacy online
2018-05-02 12:39

Brand new Domain Naming Service (DNS) Cloudflare is gaining firm ground among internet users. Unlike many other DNS providers, Cloudflare positions itself as a strictly privacy-oriented service....

Microsoft Outlook rolling out end-to-end encryption to protect business email
2018-04-27 16:09

Outlook will also ask a user if they wish to encrypt an email if it detects sensitive information, like a bank account number, in the email.