Security News

A Comment on the Trump Dossier (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-13 17:58

Imagine that you are someone in the CIA, concerned about the future of America. You have this Russian dossier on Donald Trump, which you have some evidence might be true. The smartest thing you...

Wassenaar Renegotiation Will Be in Trump Administration’s Hands (Threatpost)
2016-12-20 20:34

Now that a proposed revision to the Wassenaar Arrangement has been rejected, it will be up to the Trump administration to decide whether to attempt to renegotiate again.

What does a Trump presidency mean for cybersecurity? (Help Net Security)
2016-12-01 13:15

Cybersecurity played a major role in this year’s election cycle. For the first time in American history, data breaches, email servers and encryption directly influenced who won election to the...

Securing Communications in a Trump Administration (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-23 20:01

Susan Landau has an excellent essay on why it's more important than ever to have backdoor-free encryption on our computer and communications systems. Protecting the privacy of speech is crucial...

Lobbyists Press Trump to Support Strong Encryption, Surveillance Reform (Threatpost)
2016-11-15 17:11

A lobbying organization sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump, asking him to support the expansion of strong encryption and reform government surveillance activities.

New users flock to ProtonMail in wake of Trump’s victory (Help Net Security)
2016-11-14 21:38

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the latest US presidential election, many people begun to worry about the surveillance capabilities that will now effectively be left in his hands once he...