Insurer hit with fine after unencrypted NAS stolen
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Backdoors ‘punish the wrong people’, EU security body warns
EU security body comes out strongly against governments compromising encryption, warning of decreased trust and innovation Continue reading Backdoors ‘punish the wrong people’, EU security body warns
WhatsApp tightens user privacy with encrypted video calls
End-to-end encryption is everywhere – but who is protecting whom? Continue reading WhatsApp tightens user privacy with encrypted video calls
Searching for Best Encryption Tools? Hackers are Spreading Malware Through Fake Software
Over the past few years, Internet users globally have grown increasingly aware of online privacy and security issues due to mass monitoring and surveillance by government agencies, making them adopt encryption software and services.
But it turns out t… Continue reading Searching for Best Encryption Tools? Hackers are Spreading Malware Through Fake Software
Apple Weakens iOS 10 Backup Encryption; Now Can Be Cracked 2,500 Times Faster
After the iPhone encryption battle between Apple and the FBI, Apple was inspired to work toward making an unhackable future iPhones by implementing stronger security measures even the company can’t hack.
Even at that point the company hired one of the key developers of Signal — one of the world’s most secure, encrypted messaging apps — its core security team to achieve this goal.
But it
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Dutch Police Seize Two VPN Servers, But Without Explaining… Why?
Recently, two European countries, France and Germany, have declared war against encryption with an objective to force major technology companies to built encryption backdoors in their secure messaging services.
However, another neighborhood country, N… Continue reading Dutch Police Seize Two VPN Servers, But Without Explaining… Why?
Reducing the Risk of Data Breaches for U.S. Federal Organizations
Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And if Einstein said it, it must be true, right? Using this definition, I would argue that many IT security professionals at U.S. federal organizations suffer from cyber insanity – and here’s why… According to Gartner, the world-wide cybersecurity market topped $75 billion in 2015, and is expected to increase to $170 billion by 2020. And of the billions spent annually on information […]
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Fixing ‘This Internet’ Before It Breaks Again
Dan Kaminsky advocates fixing today’s internet before it breaks the same way it did in the 1990s. Continue reading Fixing ‘This Internet’ Before It Breaks Again
Brexit: In this climate of uncertainty, Cybercrime remains constant
In the wake of the UK’s recent decision to opt out of the EU, many UK businesses are facing a period of uncertainty. With the decrease in the value of the pound and fears over a widening IT skills gap, it is understandable that cyber security might be low down on the agendas of some UK companies. The truth of the matter is, though, that cybercrime is not going anywhere. Indeed, some experts are predicting that it will, in fact, […]
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Innovating to Keep Data Secure
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See how these IT innovators used their talents to make data more secure.