encryption

Cisco devices saddled with weakened password encryption

March 21, 2013

Instead of improving it, an implementation issue has left a “limited” number of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE releases with a weaker password hashing algorithm, …

Scan, monitor and analyze SSL-encrypted communications

March 20, 2013

SSL Locksmith exposes the contents of SSL-encrypted network communications, which eliminates a critical cyber security blind spot. Many network and security applications are …

Internal name SSL certificates could be exploited for MitM atacks

March 19, 2013

The Certificate Authority practice of issuing “Internal Name” certificates for private domains which are currently non-resolvable by the Domain Name System could …

Encrypting Trojan targets users, demands $5,000

March 14, 2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users of an active ransomware campaign executed through brute force attack via the RDP protocol on target machines. Once …

DataMotion releases email encryption service

March 11, 2013

DataMotion announced SecureMail Automation, an email encryption service that automates secure digital message distribution for a range of business applications that send large …

VASCO launches new card reader for transaction signing and PKI applications

March 5, 2013

VASCO launched DIGIPASS 870, a USB connectable card reader which can be used in both connected and unconnected mode. In connected mode DIGIPASS 870 can be used for a number of …

Portable USB 3.0 SSD With Suite B hardware encryption

March 1, 2013

At RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Spyrus announced PocketVault 3X, a portable USB 3.0 Encrypting SSD featuring the same high-assurance hardware encrypting security …

FIPS certified cryptography for embedded systems

February 28, 2013

At RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Allegro announced the addition of the FIPS 140-2 compliant Allegro Cryptography Engine (ACE) to the RomPager suite of embedded …

Encryption no longer seen as just an IT issue

February 26, 2013

There has been a steady increase in the deployment of encryption solutions used by organizations over the past eight years. The percentage of overall IT security spending …

A framework for building privacy-oriented apps

February 25, 2013

At the RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, SpiderOak announced it is launching privacy into the mainstream with the unveiling of Crypton, a “zero-knowledge” …

Silent Text iOS app can auto-delete sent messages

February 22, 2013

Silent Circle announced features in the company’s updated Silent Text secure messaging app for iOS. Customers can now: Send private encrypted messages and use Silent …

Freezing Android devices to break disk encryption

February 18, 2013

Two German computer scientists have proved that it’s possible to access and recover data from an encrypted Android smartphone by performing a set of simple and easily …