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Signal has announced an upgrade to its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) protocol to protect users of its popular messaging app from encryption-breaking attacks through quantum computers. Getting ready for quantum computing “Quantum computing represen… Continue reading Signal takes a quantum leap with E2EE protocol upgrade
In September 2023, Google Chrome will stop showing the lock icon when a site loads over HTTPS, partly due to the now ubiquitous use of the protocol. The misunderstood Lock icon It took many years, but the unceasing push by Google, other browser makers … Continue reading Google Chrome will lose the “lock” icon for HTTPS-secured sites
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in secure communication by developing an algorithm that conceals sensitive information so effectively that it is impossible to detect anything hidden. The team, led by the University of Oxford in close c… Continue reading New algorithm may change the future of secure communication
Researchers have discovered cryptographic vulnerabilities in Swiss-based secure messaging application Threema that may have allowed attackers to do things like break authentication or recover users’ long-term private keys. The vulnerabilities have been… Continue reading Crypto audit of Threema revealed many vulnerabilities
The attacker behind the recent Twilio data breach may have accessed phone numbers and SMS registration codes for 1,900 users of the popular secure messaging app Signal. “Among the 1,900 phone numbers, the attacker explicitly searched for three nu… Continue reading 1,900 Signal users exposed following Twilio breach
The point of security is to control your data. You get to decide who sees data and who does not. Both encryption and access control are designed to permit authorized people to access files, data, networks or devices and keep unauthorized people from g… Continue reading How Sky Global was Indicted for Selling Security
Starting next week, Zoom users – both those who are on one of the paid plans and those who use it for free – will be able to try out the solution’s new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) option. In this first rollout phase, all meeting part… Continue reading All Zoom users get end-to-end encryption (E2EE) option next week
Video conferencing platform Zoom is finally offering all users the option to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure their accounts against credential stuffing attacks and attacks leveraging phished login credentials. How to enable Zoom 2FA on… Continue reading How to add 2FA to your Zoom account
The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team of international scientists who have created a multi-user quantum communication network which could transform how we… Continue reading Researchers develop secure multi-user quantum communication network
Zoom Video Communications has decided to extend the benefits of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) not only to paying Zoom customers, but to those who create free accounts, as well. The decision was reached after much public outcry by privacy-minded users an… Continue reading End-to-end encryption will be offered to all Zoom users