- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 12th, 2016
Let's Encrypt Launched Today, Currently Protects 3.8 Million Domains
Let's Encrypt project leaves beta, available for all
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 6th, 2016
Yes, All of WhatsApp's Data Is Encrypted, Even the Metadata
FBI is mad about Facebook's WhatsApp upgrade
- Interviews
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 26th, 2016
Interview: Mozilla's Top Brass on Today's Encryption Battle
Softpedia spoke with Marc Surman, Mozilla's Executive Director, and Denelle Dixon-Thayer, Mozilla's Chief Legal Officer
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 21st, 2016
Despite FBI Propaganda, Americans Love Encryption
Recent study reveals that 95% of Americans would want strong encryption to secure their data while online
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 21st, 2016
iOS Zero-Day Can Decrypt Images and Videos Sent Through iMessage
Apple will be releasing a new version of iOS today
- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 19th, 2016
Attackers Can Hijack 95 Percent of All HTTPS Connections
Supporting HSTS is easier than you'd think
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 16th, 2016
This Is Why We Can't Have Encryption Backdoors: US, UK Police Abuse Their Powers
Two reports show potential dangers of encryption backdoors
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 15th, 2016
With Encryption Debate Raging On, Google Opens Up Data on HTTPS Usage
Google says that 77% of its services use HTTPS
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 10th, 2016
One Week Later, DROWN Vulnerability Still Affects 620 of 653 Cloud Services
Cloud providers are ignoring DROWN vulnerability
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 4th, 2016
New Side-Channel Attack Steals Encryption Keys from Android and iOS Devices
Researchers find another complicated method of breaking encryption that's probably never going to get used
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 4th, 2016
Delayed Fire OS Update Makes Amazon Look like a Jerk in the FBiOS Scandal
No, Amazon has not removed encryption from Kindle now, it did so last fall, before the FBI vs. Apple scandal
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 20th, 2016
Experiment Gets Encryption Key from Computer in Another Room, Through the Wall
Israeli researchers get data from an offline PC through wall
- iPhone
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 17th, 2016
Judge Orders Apple to Help the FBI Hack San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone Updated
Apple must remove auto-erase protection from the phone
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 16th, 2016
ENISA Says Encryption Backdoors Create More Problems than They Solve
ENISA explains why encryption backdoors are a dumb idea
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 3rd, 2016
Possible Encryption Backdoor Discovered in Socat Networking Utility
Backdoor code was committed by a former Oracle employee
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 22nd, 2016
44 Percent of Companies Encrypting Data Is Not Enough
Most companies use encryption to protect proprietary data
- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- January 15th, 2016
New York Bill Might Force Apple, BlackBerry, Others to Put Backdoors in Their Smartphones
Phone makers might have to install backdoors or be fined