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Crown Sterling and Black Hat settle lawsuit, promise to never speak of it again

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A lawsuit filed in the wake of a controversial cybersecurity presentation last year has ended with a whimper. Crown Sterling, which described itself as an “emerging digital cryptography” company, has entered into a confidential settlement with the company behind the Black Hat security conference. In a lawsuit filed last year, the vendor had accused Black Hat, owned by Informa Tech Holdings, of breach of contract after its content was pulled from the conference website in the aftermath of a sponsored presentation that saw independent cybersecurity researchers heckle Crown Sterling’s CEO. During Crown Sterling’s session at Black Hat on Aug. 8, CEO Robert Grant claimed his company had created an innovative new tool that would set a new standard in encryption with “quasi prime numbers” and “infinite wave conjugations.” Dan Guido, CEO of the consultancy firm Trail of Bits, told Grant he “should be ashamed” for selling technology that other technologists […]

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No, RSA Hasn’t Been Cracked. But Crown Sterling Is Very Confused

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A recent demo by a new cryptography firm raises eyebrows: Amazingly, they claim to have broken the 256-bit encryption that protects just about everything.
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End-to-End Encryption with Max Krohn from Keybase.io

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You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 86 for September 16th 2019: All about end-to-end encryption with Max Krohn from Keybase.io. A… Continue reading End-to-End Encryption with Max Krohn from Keybase.io→

The company behind ‘Time A.I.’ is suing the company behind Black Hat

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Makers of a security product that was roundly mocked earlier this month at the Black Hat USA conference are out for revenge against the researchers who scrutinized their technology. Well, if not exactly those researchers, then…someone. Crown Sterling, which describes itself as an “emerging digital cryptography” vendor, filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing UBM, which organizes the Black Hat conference, for alleged breach of contract in connection with a controversy over a sponsored talk delivered during the recent conference. On Aug. 8, Crown Sterling CEO Robert Grant described “Time A.I.,” a technology he claimed would upend the world of encryption with its use of “quasi prime numbers” and “infinite wave conjugations.” Dan Guido, CEO of the consultancy Trail Of Bits, stood up toward the end of the presentation to say Grant “should be ashamed” of himself for hawking technology that others have described as bunk, and predicted Black Hat would remove […]

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Smashing Security #141: Black Hat and Bridezillas

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Say cheese to ransomware on your camera! A sponsored speech at Black Hat causes uproar, and should you trust that Lightning cable you’re about to plug into your MacBook?
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