Collaborate Disseminate
In an effort to secure users’ data while maintaining privacy, Google has announced a new security measure for Android Backup Service that now encrypts all your backup data stored on its cloud servers in a way that even the company can’t read it.
Googl… Continue reading Google to Encrypt Android Cloud Backups With Your Lock Screen Password
The US is not the only country asking tech giants to allow access to encrypted customer data for fear of terror attacks. In the following weeks, Australia’s parliament will cast votes on proposed data encryption legislation that requires companie… Continue reading Tech companies unite against Australia’s encrypted data demands
A ransomware threat called SamSam that’s known for crippling IT systems in hospitals, schools and government organizations has made many more victims than previously believed. Security researchers from Sophos worked with cryptocurrency tracking … Continue reading Highly Targeted Ransomware SamSam Earned Its Creator $6 Million
If you think KRACK attack for WiFi is the worst vulnerability of this year, then hold on…
…we have got another one for you which is even worse.
Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, HP and Fujitsu are warning their customers of a potentially serious vulnerability in widely used RSA cryptographic library produced by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies.
It’s noteworthy that this
To date, nobody has been able to find any significant code sharing between ExPetr/Petya and older malware. Given our love for unsolved mysteries, we jumped right on it. We’d like to think of this ongoing research as an opportunity for an open invitation to the larger security community to help nail down (or disprove) the link between BlackEnergy and ExPetr/Petya. Continue reading From BlackEnergy to ExPetr
Earlier today (June 27th), we received reports about a new wave of ransomware attacks spreading around the world, primarily targeting businesses in Ukraine, Russia and Western Europe. Our investigation is ongoing and our findings are far from final at this time. Despite rampant public speculation, the following is what we can confirm from our independent analysis. Continue reading Schroedinger’s Pet(ya)
Cloud backup for the password manager’s Authenticator certainly reduces the hassle for users – but it’s a security compromise Continue reading LastPass’s new cloud backup option – sunny skies or a brewing storm?
Confide, an app used by some Washington insiders, denies claims in lawsuit that it doesn’t prevent screenshots on all platforms Continue reading Top secret messages sent via Confide might not be so secret after all
But why has one particular app – Confide – become the messaging platform of choice for security-conscious politicians? Continue reading ‘Paranoid’ Republicans flock to app that wipes conversations
John Sessions’ remarks widely seen as a reference to backdoors, despite industry’s opposition to them Continue reading Trump’s attorney-general choice wants to ‘overcome encryption’