Security News

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...

Scores of Serial Servers Plagued by Lack of Authentication, Encryption (Threatpost)
2016-03-17 16:04

Thousands of serial servers connected to the internet aren't password protected and lack encryption, leaving any data that transfers between them and devices they're connected to open to snooping,...

New NIST Encryption Guidelines (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-17 14:54

NIST has published a draft of their new standard for encryption use: "NIST Special Publication 800-175B, Guideline for Using Cryptographic Standards in the Federal Government: Cryptographic...