Security News

Ransomware now using disk-level encryption (The Register)
2016-03-29 07:45

1981 US Document on Encryption Policy (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-23 11:20

This was newly released under FOIA at my request: Victor C. Williams, Jr., Donn B. Parker, and Charles C. Wood, "Impacts of Federal Policy Options for Nonmilitary Cryptography," NTIA-CR-81-10,...

Apple-FBI Encryption Showdown Postponed, for Now (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-23 00:44

Apple Patches Serious Encryption Flaws in iMessage (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-22 09:59

U.S. asks to cancel Apple encryption hearing, may be able to access device (Yahoo Security)
2016-03-21 23:44

Johns Hopkins researchers find flaw in iMessage encryption (Yahoo Security)
2016-03-21 22:44

Encryption securing money transfers on mobile phones can be broken (Help Net Security)
2016-03-21 22:04

A group of researchers has proved that it is possible to break the encryption used by many mobile payment apps by simply measuring and analysing the electromagnetic radiation emanating from...

iMessage Encryption Flaw Found and Fixed (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-21 18:45

Matthew Green and team found and reported a significant iMessage encryption flaw last year. Green suspected there might be a flaw in iMessage last year after he read an Apple security guide...

iOS zero-day breaks Apple’s iMessage encryption (Help Net Security)
2016-03-21 16:29

A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers headed by computer science professor Matthew Green have discovered a zero-day flaw in Apple’s iOS encryption, which could allow attackers to decrypt...

Researchers Find Flaw in Apple Encryption (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-21 16:14