encryption
Tapproof security for Dropbox
SafeMonk today announced the public beta of its tapproof encryption solution designed specifically for users of the file-sharing service Dropbox. More than 100 million people, …
New Android Trojan is complex as Windows malware
Mobile (and especially Android) malware is on the rise and according to researchers from Kaspersky Lab, its complexity is also increasing. Case in point: …
Judge orders porn suspect to decrypt his hard drives
After having first decided against forcing a suspect to decrypt a number of hard drives that were believed to be his and to contain child pornography, a U.S. judge has changed …
Addonics releases CipherUSB family of hardware encryption solutions
Addonics Technologies announced a family of USB hardware encryption solutions that protect data stored on hard drives, removable drives, flash media, optical media or in the …
How secure is quantum cryptography?
Quantum communication systems offer the promise of virtually unbreakable encryption. Unlike classical encryption, which is used to send secure data over networks today and …
Plugging the trust gap
Every business and government is dependent upon cryptographic keys and certificates to provide trust for critical communications. These trust technologies underpin the modern …
Google set to upgrade its SSL certs
As a fine example of proactive security, Google has announced that it will be upgrading its SSL certificates to 2048-bit keys by the end of 2013. “We will begin …
Microsoft decrypts Skype comms to detect malicious links
The issue addresses last week by The H and their associates at heise Security of whether or not Microsoft checks links contained in encrypted Skype chat sessions and their …
Find TrueCrypt and BitLocker encrypted containers and images
Passware announced that Passware Kit Forensic 12.5 can now recognize hard disk images and containers, such as TrueCrypt, BitLocker, PGP, during a computer scan. For a computer …
New 2-factor authentication for the finance industry
OneID released OneID Confirm, a customizable two-factor authentication solution. It is based on the same architecture as the OneID Suite, a set of integrated digital identity …
Police unable to decrypt iPhones, asks Apple to do it
Court documents from a drug trial in Kentucky have revealed that the U.S. federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives nor any other U.S. local, state, or …
Cyber attacks on trust expose companies to millions in losses
Every large UK business is open to £247million in possible threat exposure due to a lack of control over cryptographic keys and certificates, the foundation of trust in …
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