112 Facebook Pressured Over Encrypted Messaging Plans
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 4, 2019
US, UK and Australia Push for Law Enforcement Access Facebook is falling under renewed pressure for its plans to make its messaging platforms fully encrypted.
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Analysis: Strong vs. Weak Encryption
Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2019
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the debate over whether the government should require technology firms to use weak encryption for messaging applications.
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The Encryption 'Backdoor' Debate Continues
Data Breach Today
JULY 26, 2019
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers a deep dive on the debate about whether law enforcement officials should have a "backdoor" to circumvent encryption.
MongoDB Offers Field Level Encryption
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JUNE 26, 2019
MongoDB now has the ability to encrypt data by field : MongoDB calls the new feature Field Level Encryption. It works kind of like end-to-end encrypted messaging, which scrambles data as it moves across the internet, revealing it only to the sender and the recipient.
Report: Encrypted Smartphone Takedown Outed Canadian Mole
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
After Arresting Phantom Secure CEO, Authorities Reportedly Saw Secrets for Sale The Canadian government has arrested a senior intelligence official on charges of working as a mole.
Google Releases Basic Homomorphic Encryption Tool
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JULY 2, 2019
From a Wired article : Private Join and Compute uses a 1970s methodology known as "commutative encryption" to allow data in the data sets to be encrypted with multiple keys, without it mattering which order the keys are used in. cryptography encryption google
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Data Leakage from Encrypted Databases
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MARCH 1, 2019
Matthew Green has a super-interesting blog post about information leakage from encrypted databases. academicpapers databases encryptionIt describes the recent work by Paul Grubbs, Marie-Sarah Lacharité, Brice Minaud, and Kenneth G. Paterson.
Hack Breaks PDF Encryption, Opens Content to Attackers
Threatpost
OCTOBER 2, 2019
PDFex can bypass encryption and password protection in most PDF readers and online validation services. Hacks Vulnerabilities Adobe Acrobat chrome Encryption Firefox password protection Passwords PDF PDF files PDFex public key encryption
German SG-41 Encryption Machine Up for Auction
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MAY 23, 2019
cryptography encryption germany historyofcryptographyA German auction house is selling an SG-41. It looks beautiful. Starting price is 75,000 euros. My guess is that it will sell for around 100K euros.
Encryption: Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Lead to Breaches
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 8, 2019
Analysis of Common Mistakes Made When Encrypting Data The Marriott mega-breach is calling attention to whether organizations are storing too much data and whether they're adequately protecting it with the proper encryption steps.
Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy
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JULY 24, 2019
Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations.
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Cryptanalyzing a Pair of Russian Encryption Algorithms
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MAY 10, 2019
academicpapers algorithms backdoors cryptanalysis cryptography encryption hashes russiaA pair of Russia-designed cryptographic algorithms -- the Kuznyechik block cipher and the Streebog hash function -- have the same flawed S-box that is almost certainly an intentional backdoor.
Security of Solid-State-Drive Encryption
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NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Interesting research: " Self-encrypting deception: weaknesses in the encryption of solid state drives (SSDs) ": Abstract: We have analyzed the hardware full-disk encryption of several SSDs by reverse engineering their firmware.
Attorney General Barr and Encryption
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 14, 2019
Last month, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policywhat is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations.
G7 Comes Out in Favor of Encryption Backdoors
Schneier on Security
APRIL 23, 2019
Some G7 countries highlight the importance of not prohibiting, limiting, or weakening encryption; There is a weird belief amongst policy makers that hacking an encryption system's key management system is fundamentally different than hacking the system's encryption algorithm.
Tech Industry Pushes for Australian Encryption Law Changes
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Senate Committee Reviewing Law With an Eye to Amend Technology organizations say Australia's anti-encryption law passed in December is already undermining trust in their local operations.
The Same Old Encryption Debate Has a New Target: Facebook
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Attorney general William Barr seems eager to reignite the encryption wars, starting with the social media giant. Security Security / Privacy
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Has Quantum Encryption Policy
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JULY 12, 2019
At least one presidential candidate has a policy about quantum computing and encryption. One: fund quantum-resistant encryption standards. blockchain cryptography encryption nationalsecuritypolicy quantumcomputing
Ray Ozzie's Encryption Backdoor
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MAY 7, 2018
Last month, Wired published a long article about Ray Ozzie and his supposed new scheme for adding a backdoor in encrypted devices. The public key goes into the processor and the device, and is used to encrypt whatever user key encrypts the data.
IEEE Statement on Strong Encryption vs. Backdoors
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JUNE 27, 2018
The IEEE came out in favor of strong encryption: IEEE supports the use of unfettered strong encryption to protect confidentiality and integrity of data and communications. backdoors encryption keyescrow nationalsecuritypolicy vulnerabilities
The Key to Enterprisewide Encryption
Dark Reading
AUGUST 7, 2019
Security teams have been slow to embrace enterprisewide encryption, and for good reasons. But the truth is, it doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing endeavor
Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
Google announced Adiantum, a new encryption method devised to protect Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. Google announced Adiantum , a new encryption method devised to protect Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. SecurityAffairs – Android, encryption).
Is All Encryption Equal?
Thales eSecurity
MARCH 13, 2018
Data encryption has been around almost since the age of computers. In truth, anyone with minimal experience can write a simple script that uses default services built into virtually every OS to encrypt data. The answer to these question changes your encryption strategy.
Intel Patches Firmware Flaw That Leaks ME Encryption Keys
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
It has issued yet another patch for its Management Engine after a researcher was able to extract two types of encryption keys. Researcher Finds Intel's Previous Management Engine Patches Weren't Foolproof Intel has had a challenging time of late on the vulnerability front.
El Chapo's Encryption Defeated by Turning His IT Consultant
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JANUARY 16, 2019
his system's secret encryption keys in 2011 after he had moved the network's servers from Canada to the Netherlands during what he told the cartel's leaders was a routine upgrade. courts drugtrade encryption fbi insiders keys
IBM Announce Quantum Safe Encryption
Dark Reading
AUGUST 23, 2019
Techniques too tough for quantum computing solutions will be part of public cloud and tape storage encryption
GDPR Compliance – Encryption
Perficient Data & Analytics
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Nowhere GDPR Articles mention that encryption is necessary but implementing such measures can reduce the occurrence of a data breach. GDPR Compliant Encryption Methods. The two most commonly stated GDPR-compliant encryption methods mentioned in the GDPR Articles are as follows, 1.
FBI: Encryption Blocked Access to 7,800 Devices
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 10, 2018
Director Calls For 'Responsible' Solution That's Not a Backdoor FBI Director Christopher Wray says the agency was unable to access nearly 7,800 devices in fiscal 2017 because of encryption, which he alleges will pose ever-increasing complications for law enforcement.
IBM Announces Quantum Safe Encryption
Dark Reading
AUGUST 23, 2019
Techniques too tough for quantum computing solutions will be part of public cloud and tape storage encryption
13-Year-Old Encryption Bugs Still Haunt Apps and IoT
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 7, 2019
RSA encryption has been around for decades. Unfortunately, so have bad implementations that leave it less secure. Security Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
A Plan to Stop Breaches With Dead Simple Database Encryption
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 18, 2019
Database giant MongoDB has a new encryption scheme that should help slow the scourge of breaches. Security Security / Security News
Slack Launched Encryption Key Addon For Businesses
Security Affairs
MARCH 18, 2019
Slack announced today to launch encryption keys that will help businesses to protect their data. Slack announced today to launch encryption keys that will help businesses to protect their data. Slack announced today to launch encryption keys that will help businesses to protect their data. What is the purpose of Enterprise Key Management if Slack really encrypts the data? Slack currently encrypts your data in transit and at rest.
Apple Mail stores parts of encrypted emails in plaintext DB
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
The Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leave s a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. SecurityAffairs – encryption, hacking). The post Apple Mail stores parts of encrypted emails in plaintext DB appeared first on Security Affairs.
Virginia Beach Police Want Encrypted Radios
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MAY 9, 2018
This article says that the Virginia Beach police are looking to buy encrypted radios. Virginia Beach police believe encryption will prevent criminals from listening to police communications. backdoors encryption lawenforcement police
Two New Papers on the Encryption Debate
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MARCH 12, 2018
Seems like everyone is writing about encryption and backdoors this season. Policy Approaches to the Encryption Debate ," R Street Policy Study #133, by Charles Duan, Arthur Rizer, Zach Graves and Mike Godwin. Encryption Policy in Democratic Regimes ," East West Institute.
More on the Five Eyes Statement on Encryption and Backdoors
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Earlier this month, I wrote about a statement by the Five Eyes countries about encryption and back doors. backdoors cryptowars cryptography encryption intelligence lawenforcement privacy
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