- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 10th, 2016
Cryptography Guru Announces Anonymous Communications Network Called PrivaTegrity
David Chaum announces new PrivaTegrity network, his own take on Tor and I2P, but with better encryption
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 10th, 2016
FTC Fines Software Maker over False Data Encryption Claims
Software vendor lies about encryption, gets big-time fine
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 7th, 2016
New SLOTH Attack Can Reduce the Security of TLS and SSH Protocols
SLOTH attack can break down secure traffic in one hour
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 5th, 2016
New HTTPS Bicycle Attack Reveals Details About Passwords, GPS Coordinates
Theoretical attack could spell doom for HTTPS traffic
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 30th, 2015
Twitter Joins Facebook's Initiative for a Smoother SHA-1 Transition
Twitter realizes it stands to lose up to 6% of its userbase
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 24th, 2015
Some European PoS Payment Systems Fail Hard When It Comes to Data Security
PoS payment systems, predominantly in Germany, fail to protect the user's data, are vulnerable to fraud
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 21st, 2015
After Microsoft and Mozilla, Google Also Hurries to Block SHA-1 Certificates
Google won't lag behind Mozilla and Microsoft
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 21st, 2015
Deadline for Better Encryption on Payment Systems Pushed Back Two Years
Banking industry needs more time, has too much on its plate
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 10th, 2015
ZeroDB, End-to-End Encryption Database Engine, Goes Open Source
100% encrypted database decides to go open source
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 3rd, 2015
Let's Encrypt Enters Public Beta, Get Your Free Certs Right Now
Project nears its final goal, enters public availability
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 1st, 2015
Telegram Mobile App Under Fire for Weak Security Practices
The app's ISIS affiliation has attracted the prying eyes of security researchers and cryptography experts
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 29th, 2015
Some Raspberry Pi Devices Have Predictable SSH Host Keys
Linux cryptography woes now hit Raspberry Pi
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 17th, 2015
Windows BitLocker Full Disk Encryption Can Be Bypassed
Attack only works for Windows PCs part of a domain
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 16th, 2015
Microsoft Helps Out Healthcare Sector with New Data Encryption Algorithm UPDATE
Microsoft reveals SEAL - Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 5th, 2015
Microsoft Is Considering an Early Retirement for SHA-1 Certificates
Microsoft follows Mozilla, announces SHA-1's doom
- iPhone
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 4th, 2015
Wikipedia Founder: Apple Should Stop Selling iPhones in the UK If Govt Passes “Stupid Law”
“Does the Parliament dare be that stupid?”
- Data Breaches
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 21st, 2015
Self-Encrypting HDDs Not Really Encrypted, Store Passwords in Plain Text
Researchers find encryption systems are really easy to crack