Security News

Encryption we can trust: Are we there yet? (Help Net Security)
2016-04-01 14:02

Encryption is arguably the most important single security tool that we have, but it still has some serious growing up to do. The current debate about the pros and cons of ubiquitous encryption and...

ISIS Encryption Opsec (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-31 11:10

Tidbits from the New York Times: The final phase of Mr. Hame's training took place at an Internet cafe in Raqqa, where an Islamic State computer specialist handed him a USB key. It contained...

Add IRM, data security and encryption to any app (Help Net Security)
2016-03-30 12:30

Vera launched its new IRM-as-a-Service (IRMaaS) product, allowing developers to use Vera’s data security platform to build encryption, tracking, policy enforcement, and access control into custom...

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...