Encryption is key to protecting information as it travels outside the network
A new Vera report reveals stark numbers behind the mounting toll of data breaches triggered by cybercrime and accidents. One of the most recognized and mandated security …
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Encryption backdoors open a Pandora’s Box for cybersecurity
The amount of encrypted traffic online has grown exponentially. This growth has occurred in the wake of the Snowden revelations, as well as the continuous stream of stories …
Growing demand to meet regulatory compliance drives overall network encryption market
The global network encryption market size is expected to grow from $2.9 billion in 2018 to $4.6 billion by 2023, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.8% during the …
Product showcase: iStorage diskAshur PRO² SSD
The diskAshur PRO² SSD is an ultra-secure, PIN authenticated, portable USB 3.1 hard drive with real-time AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. It doesn’t require any …
Australia: Parliament passes anti-encryption bill
The Parliament of Australia has passed the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, which allows Australian authorities to pressure communication providers and tech companies into …
Privacy laws do not understand human error
In a world of increasingly punitive regulations like GDPR, the combination of unstructured data and human error represents one of the greatest risks an organization faces. …
Self-encrypting SSDs vulnerable to encryption bypass attacks
Researchers have discovered security holes in the hardware encryption implementation of several solid state disks (SSDs) manufactured by Crucial (owned by Micron) and Samsung, …
Jigsaw releases Intra, an Android app that encrypts DNS queries to thwart online censorship
Alphabet subsidiary and tech incubator Jigsaw, which concentrates on creating solutions for “the toughest geopolitical challenges,” has released Intra, an Android …
What do you mean by storage encryption?
In my year-long research project, the F5 Labs’ 2018 Application Protection Report, I asked if security professionals used storage encryption for data and applications. About …
WhatsApp warns that Google Drive backups are not encrypted
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has recently announced that, starting on November 12, 2018, Android users will be able to store their WhatsApp backups on Google Drive without the …
