Google Created Faster Storage Encryption for All Low-End Devices

Google has launched a new encryption algorithm that has been built specifically to run on mobile phones and smart IoT devices that don’t have the specialized hardware to use current encryption methods to encrypt locally stored data efficiently.

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Threatpost News Wrap, July 8, 2016

Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including all things Android: the crypto weakness, the full disk encryption bypass, and new malware, Hummingbad, which impacts the mobile operating system. The three also discuss the… Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, July 8, 2016

Android KeyStore Encryption Scheme Broken, Researchers Say

The default implementation for KeyStore, the system in Android designed to store users credentials and cryptographic keys, is broken, researchers say.

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How to Crack Android Full Disk Encryption on Qualcomm Devices

The heated battle between Apple and the FBI provoked a lot of talk about Encryption – the technology that has been used to keep all your bits and bytes as safe as possible.

We can not say a lot about Apple’s users, but Android users are at severe risk when it comes to encryption of their personal and sensitive data.

Android’s full-disk encryption can be cracked much more easily than expected

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