New push for encryption backdoors faces first big test on Capitol Hill
The Crypto Wars are back in Washington, D.C.
On Sep 12, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
FBI director: ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America’
FBI Director James Comey has vowed to reignite the encryption debate after the 2016 election.
On Aug 30, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Android 7 boasts new encryption features as the Crypto War soldiers on
Android 7.0 pushes easy-to-use encryption further into the mainstream.
On Aug 24, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
How to keep hackers out of your smart devices
Hackers gonna hack, but here’s what you can do about it.
On Aug 24, 2016 by Sherry Tucci
The mistake that made the DNC hack possible
Don’t be like DWS. Be like Guccifer 2.0.
On Aug 11, 2016 by Aaron Sankin
Russia begins collecting encryption keys while internet companies, like Facebook, stay silent
So far, WhatsApp, Viber, and Telegram haven’t said a public word.
On Jul 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Will the DNC hack push politicians to finally use encryption?
Security experts say encrypted emails and chat apps are the right move.
On Jul 25, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption for Messenger app
But not everyone’s happy about it.
On Jul 8, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
How one NASCAR team was held hostage by a hacker and forced to pay a ransom for its data
Malware made racing team hit the brakes.
On Jul 8, 2016 by AJ Dellinger
Why won’t the password die already?
Passwords need to die—so why can’t we kill them off?
On Jul 3, 2016 by Ben Dickson
Police wiretaps of encrypted communications fell 68 percent in 2015
But that doesn’t tell the whole story.
On Jun 30, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Hackers can steal passwords and encryption keys by listening to your PC
If you can listen well enough, many computers will give up their secrets.
U.K. government websites undergoing security upgrade, to include HTTPS encryption
Cybersecurity is taking high priority in the U.K.
The trials and tribulations of ‘kidnapped’ startup founder Mayer Mizrachi
The nightmare, it seemed, was finally coming to an end. Today, Mizrachi’s future is anything but certain.
On Jun 28, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Hillary Clinton backs controversial encryption commission in new tech-policy agenda
Hillary Clinton does not have an answer to the encryption question.
On Jun 28, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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