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Open source crypto server for thwarting malicious insiders
Edward Snowden’s successful exfiltration of mountains of data from NSA systems and databases has once more put the spotlight back on the threat that insiders pose to …
Do large companies follow encryption best practices?
Following last month’s revelations of the existence of the MUSCULAR program, in which the NSA and the British GCHQ have collaborated in tapping the overseas fiber-optic …
Lavabit founder submits final arguments in potentially game-changing privacy case
The saga surrounding secure email provider Lavabit and its legal fight against the US government continues with a reply brief filed last Friday by the former, arguing that …
Twitter adds Forward Secrecy to thwart surveillance efforts
Following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, Twitter has joined the ranks of Internet companies that have (or are working on) implementing Perfect Forward Secrecy, and …
NTRU public key crypto released to open source community
RSA and ECC are the two most common public-key crypto systems in use today. At the 2013 Black Hat conference, researchers declared that the math for cracking encryption …
Secure Dropbox data using a hardware security token
Intrinsic-ID released Saturnus, an application that enables enterprises to protect digital assets stored and shared on Dropbox. With Saturnus, files are encrypted before they …
Microsoft announces retiring of SHA-1
Along with the standard security advisories released on this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has also released a few that announce the company’s intention to …
New secure USB Flash drive from Kingston Digital
Kingston released the DataTraveler Vault Privacy 3.0 (DTVP) secure USB Flash drive, as well as the DataTraveler Vault Privacy 3.0 Anti-Virus, which helps enterprises safeguard …
Adobe’s poor password security forces Facebook to block accounts
The recent Guinness-world-record-sized breach at Adobe is poised to cause many problems for the users whose login information was compromised. It wouldn’t be that great …
TrueCrypt to go through a crowdfunded, public security audit
After all the revelations about NSA’s spying efforts, and especially after the disclosure of details about its Bullrun program aimed at subverting encryption standards …
SafeToGo USB 3.0 hardware encrypted flash drive released
Cardwave has partnered with BlockMaster to produce the next generation of highly secure USB 3.0 compliant flash drives. The new device will typically work at 2 to 3 times …
ENISA issues recommendations for securing data using cryptography
ENISA, the European Union’s “cyber security” Agency, launched a report recommending that all authorities should better promote cryptographic measure to …
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