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Threatpost News Wrap, March 25, 2016

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Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the week in news, including how the FBI vacated Tuesday’s Apple hearing, a crypto iMessage bug that was patched, and the latest hospital to be hit by the ransomware Locky. The two also preview Badlock and what implicat… Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, March 25, 2016→

Bruce Schneier on the Integration of Privacy and Security

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Threatpost Editor in Chief Mike Mimoso talks to crypto pioneer and security expert Bruce Schneier of Resilient Systems about the early days of the RSA Conference, the integration of privacy and security, and the current FBI-Apple debate over encryption… Continue reading Bruce Schneier on the Integration of Privacy and Security→

Clarke: Precedent-Seeking FBI Won’t Ask NSA to Unlock Phone

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Former counterterrorism chief Richard A. Clarke told NPR questioned the FBI’s motivations in its debate against Apple over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone. Continue reading Clarke: Precedent-Seeking FBI Won’t Ask NSA to Unlock Phone→

Apple Hackers, Crypto Experts Ask Courts to Vacate Order

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An amicus brief filed on behalf of well known past and present Apple hackers asks the government to vacate its order asking Apple to unlock a terrorist’s phone. Continue reading Apple Hackers, Crypto Experts Ask Courts to Vacate Order→

Crypto Panel Experts Clash on FBI-Apple Debate

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The annual Cryptographers’ Panel at RSA Conference took on the FBI-Apple debate head-on, and could not arrive at a unified conclusion. Continue reading Crypto Panel Experts Clash on FBI-Apple Debate→