Security News

Bruce Schneier on the Integration of Privacy and Security (Threatpost)
2016-03-23 13:00

Threatpost Editor in Chief Mike Mimoso talks to crypto pioneer and security expert Bruce Schneier of Resilient Systems about the early days of the RSA Conference, the integration of privacy and...

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,...

Nexus Android Devices Vulnerable to Rooting Application, Permanent Compromise (Threatpost)
2016-03-23 11:00

Researchers have discovered a rooting application used to attack a Nexus Android device. The discovery forced Google to develop an emergency patch last week.