encryption
More developers looking to keep TrueCrypt alive
The news that the developers of TrueCrypt have abandoned the popular software has hit the security community like a ton of bricks, but there is apparently no lack of people …
Cupid exploits Heartbleed bug on WiFi networks and Android
Nearly two months have passed since the public revelation of the Heartbleed bug affecting the widely used open source cryptographic library OpenSSL. The reaction of the …
Open Crypt Audit Project considers taking over development of TrueCrypt
The unexpected notice saying TrueCrypt isn’t safe, which has apparently been posted last week by the developers of the software, took the security community by surprise …
NIST requests comment on proposed SHA-3 cryptographic standard
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has requested public comments on its newly proposed SHA-3 Standard, which is designed to protect the integrity of …
CERN, MIT scientists launch Swiss-based secure webmail
Last week marked the beta release of yet another encrypted, secure email service, and interest for it was so overwhelming that its developers had to temporarily close the …
Some industrial systems still vulnerable to Heartbleed
The danger from Heartbleed has passed for most Internet users, but operators of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are not that lucky. The US ICS CERT has issued on Tuesday an …
Free encrypted mobile messaging app for iOS
SRD Wireless launched PQChat, a free app for iOS designed to make communications between people and businesses as safe, secure and private as possible. NTS protects data using …
Tor cannot protect you from targeted surveillance
In the wake of all the revelations about mass Internet surveillance efforts by the US NSA, a lot of users but also many businesses and government agencies around the world …
NIST’s cryptographic material under review
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that its primary advisory committee, the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), has begun its …
Bad news for Cryptocat as it debuts Encrypted Facebook Chat
Mere days after Cryptocat creator Nadim Kobeissi announced that the latest update of the popular software will allow Facebook users to use encrypted chat, the social network …
John McAfee releases secure messaging app
John McAfee (and, alternatively, his name) has long been a fixture in the security market. And, finally, after a considerable hiatus and crazy happenings, the man is back with …
Mobile phone security transformed with 4 new encryption apps
Following the high profile breaches of mobile phone security that have hit the headlines in recent years, a British company has launched a new range of mobile phone apps that …