TorrentLocker Ransomware Reaches Italy and Brazil, Affects Thousands

TorrentLocker Ransomware Reaches Italy and Brazil, Affects Thousands

Ransom asked to be paid in digital currency Bitcoin

FBI Chief Demands Access to Private Phone Data

FBI Chief Demands Access to Private Phone Data

Now that iOS and Android are getting encrypted, the government agencies are annoyed with people's need for privacy

ISPs Disregard Net Neutrality, Block Encryption, Throttle Speeds

ISPs Disregard Net Neutrality, Block Encryption, Throttle Speeds

Blocking encryption makes us all less safe

Adobe Digital Editions Collects Info on Documents, Data Uploaded in Plain Text

Adobe Digital Editions Collects Info on Documents, Data Uploaded in Plain Text

Software also sends metadata from ebooks on hard disk

Eric Schmidt: Data Is Much Safer with Google, than with Apple

Eric Schmidt: Data Is Much Safer with Google, than with Apple

Following Celebgate, Schmidt points out Google hasn't had a data breach in years and says Tim Cook got it wrong

Europol AD Joins FBI in Criticising Google and Apple for Mobile Encryption

Europol AD Joins FBI in Criticising Google and Apple for Mobile Encryption

Troels Oerting believes people want privacy, but total anonymity will only help criminals dodge law enforcement

US Attorney General Joins FBI Chief in Criticizing Google and Apple's Phone Encryption

US Attorney General Joins FBI Chief in Criticizing Google and Apple's Phone Encryption

Encryption blocks prying eyes so it annoys law enforcement

CloudFlare Gives over 2 Million Customers the Present of SSL

CloudFlare Gives over 2 Million Customers the Present of SSL

There are now at least 2 million additional encrypted sites

Signed CryptoWall Delivered via Malvertising Campaign on Top-Ranked Websites

Signed CryptoWall Delivered via Malvertising Campaign on Top-Ranked Websites

Initially, antivirus engines failed to detect the threat

All CloudFlare Customers Benefit from Universal SSL

All CloudFlare Customers Benefit from Universal SSL

Feature supports SPDY protocol for improved web performance

FBI Criticized Google and Apple for Phone Encryption Because It Will Make Data Unusable to Law Enforcement

FBI Criticized Google and Apple for Phone Encryption Because It Will Make Data Unusable to Law Enforcement

Perhaps if the NSA hadn't spied on everyone, there would be no need for extra protection such as phone encryption

DiskCryptor Review – Encrypt and Password-Protect Drives to Restrict User Access

DiskCryptor Review – Encrypt and Password-Protect Drives to Restrict User Access

Some say this is the next TrueCrypt: the tool used to lock disk drives with a password

Interview: Tutanota CEO on Security, Encryption and the NSA

Interview: Tutanota CEO on Security, Encryption and the NSA

Softpedia spoke to Matthias Pfau, co-founder/CEO of Tutanota

KickassTorrents Rolls Out SSL Encryption for All Users

KickassTorrents Rolls Out SSL Encryption for All Users

HTTPS is now the default way to access the torrent site

Crypto-Malware Steals Email Addresses and Passwords, Spreads Itself

Crypto-Malware Steals Email Addresses and Passwords, Spreads Itself

Malicious tool relies on free software to carry out nefarious tasks

Almost All Outbound Facebook Email Runs Through Secure Connection

Almost All Outbound Facebook Email Runs Through Secure Connection

Other email providers are encouraged to adopt the secure communication standard

Publicly Shaming HTTPS-Challenged Sites Could Lead To More Secure Online Communication

Publicly Shaming HTTPS-Challenged Sites Could Lead To More Secure Online Communication

Businesses should be aware of the risk their customers are exposed to in lack of HTTPS

 
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