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Collateral damage is already being felt by the likes of Signal, a popular, encrypted-messaging app blocked by some governments But 'Domain Fronting' Was Also Used to Mask Cybercriminal Activity Following in Google's footsteps, Amazon has closed a technical loophole that helped some online services evade censorship filters, but which was also abused by cybercriminals. MORE
Apple is bowing to pressure from the Chinese government and storing encryption keys in China. apple china cloudcomputing encryption iphone keyescrow privacyWhile I would prefer it if it would take a stand against China, I really can't blame it for putting its business model ahead of its desires for customer privacy. Two more articles. MORE
Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference. Cryptography Facebook Privacy Attorney General William Barr Consumer Privacy Encryption Instagram internet Mark Zuckerberg messaging private messaging WhatsApp MORE
Cryptography Government Mobile Security Privacy Android criminal communications Criminals EncroChat encrypted chat Encryption European Union France law enforcement mobile murder network secure mobile messaging The Netherlands U.K. MORE
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. Governments have legitimate law enforcement and national security interests. MORE
One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. The encryption in our products is handled by a chip inside the actual hardware itself. MORE
The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act is being decried as "an awful idea" by security experts. Government Privacy apple Data Privacy Encryption End to end encryption Facebook FBI Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act Security MORE
The local governments and agencies from twenty-three Texas towns were hit by a coordinated ransomware campaign last week. . The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) became aware of the ransomware campaign after being contacted by the municipal governments of several towns that were unable to access critical files. The ransomware deployed is known is.JSE and typically works by encrypting files and appending the suffix “.jse.”.JSE MORE
This is true even though encryption will impose costs on society, especially victims of other types of crime. [.]. I am unaware of a technical solution that will effectively and simultaneously reconcile all of the societal interests at stake in the encryption debate, such as public safety, cybersecurity and privacy as well as simultaneously fostering innovation and the economic competitiveness of American companies in a global marketplace. [.]. MORE
Technology Giant Didn't Want to 'Poke the Bear,' Sources Tell Reuters Apple previously scuttled plans add end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, Reuters reports, noting that such a move would have complicated law enforcement investigations. MORE
government and tech companies continue to butt heads over the idea of encryption and what that means for law enforcement. Government Newsmaker Interviews Videos apple backdoor EARN IT Encryption FBI government Lawful Access to Encrypted Data ActThe U.S. MORE
Encryption is a cornerstone of digital commerce. Related: A ‘homomorphic-like’ encryption solution We know very well how to encrypt data in transit. And we’ve mastered how to encrypt — and decrypt — data at rest. However, we’ve yet to arrive at a seminal means to crunch encrypted data – without first having to decrypt it. PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. MORE
Tutanota , the popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email software, has been blocked by Russian authorities. The popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota has been blocked in Russia on Friday evening. MORE
The Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leave s a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. The Apple expert Bob Gendler discovered that the Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leaves a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. But the fact that Apple is still somehow leaving parts of encrypted emails out in the open, when they’re explicitly supposed to be encrypted, obviously isn’t good.” MORE
“India Wants Access to Encrypted WhatsApp Messages,” The Wall Street Journal , January 16, 2019. Government wants access to the encrypted messages of its citizens. Encryption of information is troubling to governments generally. Can the NSA break the WhatsApp encryption? Theme One: Information Theme Three: Compliance Theme Two: Governance MORE
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. Plus, D-Link's proposed settlement with the FTC and a CISO's update on medical device security MORE
UK intelligence agency GCHQ released emulators for World War II cipher machines (Enigma, Typex and The Bombe) that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef. UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. Breaking News Hacking Intelligence CyberChef encryption GCHQ Pierluigi Paganini Security Affairs MORE
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. MORE
Cloud providers have done a good job of integrating default encryption services within their core infrastructure. However, as discussed in previous blogs , the encryption service is only as secure as the keys that are used to encrypt the data. With full control of the encryption key, the enterprise controls who can access data stored in the cloud and when they can access it. Which data within cloud workloads is encrypted. MORE
Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. I think this is a major change in government position. MORE
UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk. government information security privacy SecurityThe Open Technology Institute has an Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., press release , letter.) I am pleased to be one of the signers. In closely related news, nominations for the 2020 Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies are open. MORE
government Web sites now carry a message prominently at the top of their home pages meant to help visitors better distinguish between official U.S. government properties and phishing pages. “It only indicates that the connection is encrypted. government. Many U.S. MORE
Most people recognize that basic encryption is vital to protecting the organization. But, what is basic encryption? Here are some basic encryption words and phrases for everyone to use with confidence. Ciphertext is encrypted text. Encryption and decryption keys lock and unlock encrypted data, respectively. Data encryption uses math to scramble and encode text so that no one can read it. Encryption Standards. • MORE
The video-conferencing specialist has yet to roll out full encryption, but it says it's working on it. Government Mobile Security Privacy Web Security Consumer Protection Procedures Act damages End to end encryption false advertising Lawsuit legal challenges sued Washington D.C. MORE
Last month, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policywhat is commonly known as "going dark." Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. I think this is a major change in government position. MORE
Six months since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force, pseudonymisation and data encryption remain the only technology measures specifically mentioned in the famously technology-agnostic Regulation. But what exactly is meant by ‘pseudonymisation’ and ‘encryption’? MORE
Two years on since the first draft, the final act of the legislative passage saga of the long-awaited People’s Republic of China Encryption Law ended with its passage on 26 October 2019. To read Hogan Lovells’ The grand “finale” of China’s Encryption Law, click here. International/EU Privacy China data protection encryption encryption law People's Republic of China privacy law MORE
The debate over the government's authority to access private encrypted data on digital devices was amplified when the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray called unbreakable encryption an 'urgent public safety issue.'. Cryptography Government Mobile Security Privacy Android Smartphones apple Christopher Wray Electronic Frontier Foundation FBI Director Christopher Wray Federal Bureau of Investigation Going Dark. MORE
A US health system is forced to settle as a result of not encrypting mobile phones. The post Failure to encrypt mobile devices results in $3 million HIPAA settlement appeared first on IG GURU. Breach Compliance HIPAA Information Governance information privacy information security Records Management Risk News Security DHHS Encryption OCS SettlementCheck out the source or the report here. Photo by Yura Fresh on Unsplash. MORE
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. He was reportedly unmasked after investigators found someone had pitched stolen secrets to the CEO of Phantom Secure, a secure smartphone service marketed to criminals that authorities shuttered last year MORE
The service's mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it. Security Security / Security News MORE
Remember back in 2016 when Apple with in a court battle with the Department of Justice over giving investigators access to encrypted data on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters? Now, Apple is in a new dispute with the government again over the same issue. MORE
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. backdoors cryptowars cryptography encryption keyescrow lawenforcement securityengineeringIt's a weird article. MORE
All the sites eventually will use the HSTS protocol, which ensures that a users' connection to a website is encrypted and can protect against man-in-the middle attacks and cookie hijacking Sites to Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security Protocol Federal agencies will add a layer of security to their websites that use the top-level domain.gov. MORE
A newly-passed Australian law could allow the government to force tech companies to create backdoors in their products. Government Hacks Privacy assistance and access act EternalBlue government surveillance tech MORE
Crumple Zones' in crypto mechanisms can make it possible - but astronomically expensive - to access encrypted data, say researchers from Boston University and Portland State University MORE
Government Can Force Technology Companies to Break Encryption Australia's Parliament has passed new laws enabling it to compel technology companies to break their own encryption. Although the government argued the laws are needed to combat criminal activity and terrorism, opponents argued the powers could creep beyond their scope and weaken the security of all software MORE
This is new from Reuters: More than two years ago, Apple told the FBI that it planned to offer users end-to-end encryption when storing their phone data on iCloud, according to one current and three former FBI officials and one current and one former Apple employee. MORE
Modern encryption can trace its root back to before WWII when Alan Turing built a modern computer in order to break the Enigma. Encryption went from being a technology predominantly used in highly classified, mission critical applications to a foundational component used in almost all aspects of our lives. We’ve also seen promising approaches, such as homomorphic encryption, come out of academia that have yet to find common practice in real-world applications. MORE
Should law enforcement and military officials have access to a digital backdoor enabling them to bypass any and all types of encryption that exist today? The disturbing thing is that in North America and Europe more and more arguments are being raised in support of creating and maintaining encryption backdoors for government use. Here are excerpts edited for clarity and space: LW: What’s wrong with granting governments the ability to break encryption? MORE
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Government Can Force Technology Companies to Break Encryption Australia's Parliament has passed new laws enabling it to compel technology companies to break their own encryption. Although the government argued the laws are needed to combat criminal activity and terrorism, opponents argued the powers could creep beyond their scope and weaken the security of all software
Threatpost
JULY 27, 2020
government and tech companies continue to butt heads over the idea of encryption and what that means for law enforcement. Government Newsmaker Interviews Videos apple backdoor EARN IT Encryption FBI government Lawful Access to Encrypted Data ActThe U.S.
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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. Plus, D-Link's proposed settlement with the FTC and a CISO's update on medical device security
Threatpost
JULY 3, 2020
Cryptography Government Mobile Security Privacy Android criminal communications Criminals EncroChat encrypted chat Encryption European Union France law enforcement mobile murder network secure mobile messaging The Netherlands U.K.
Threatpost
JUNE 24, 2020
The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act is being decried as "an awful idea" by security experts. Government Privacy apple Data Privacy Encryption End to end encryption Facebook FBI Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act Security
Threatpost
AUGUST 13, 2020
The video-conferencing specialist has yet to roll out full encryption, but it says it's working on it. Government Mobile Security Privacy Web Security Consumer Protection Procedures Act damages End to end encryption false advertising Lawsuit legal challenges sued Washington D.C.
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Schneier on Security
JANUARY 23, 2020
This is new from Reuters: More than two years ago, Apple told the FBI that it planned to offer users end-to-end encryption when storing their phone data on iCloud, according to one current and three former FBI officials and one current and one former Apple employee.
Data Breach Today
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. He was reportedly unmasked after investigators found someone had pitched stolen secrets to the CEO of Phantom Secure, a secure smartphone service marketed to criminals that authorities shuttered last year
Schneier on Security
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. Governments have legitimate law enforcement and national security interests.
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Should law enforcement and military officials have access to a digital backdoor enabling them to bypass any and all types of encryption that exist today? The disturbing thing is that in North America and Europe more and more arguments are being raised in support of creating and maintaining encryption backdoors for government use. Here are excerpts edited for clarity and space: LW: What’s wrong with granting governments the ability to break encryption?
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Krebs on Security
MARCH 25, 2020
government Web sites now carry a message prominently at the top of their home pages meant to help visitors better distinguish between official U.S. government properties and phishing pages. “It only indicates that the connection is encrypted. government. Many U.S.
Schneier on Security
JULY 24, 2019
Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. I think this is a major change in government position.
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." Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. I think this is a major change in government position.
Schneier on Security
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. backdoors cryptowars cryptography encryption keyescrow lawenforcement securityengineeringIt's a weird article.
The Last Watchdog
JULY 30, 2018
One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. The encryption in our products is handled by a chip inside the actual hardware itself.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 17, 2020
Encryption is a cornerstone of digital commerce. Related: A ‘homomorphic-like’ encryption solution We know very well how to encrypt data in transit. And we’ve mastered how to encrypt — and decrypt — data at rest. However, we’ve yet to arrive at a seminal means to crunch encrypted data – without first having to decrypt it. PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 28, 2019
This is true even though encryption will impose costs on society, especially victims of other types of crime. [.]. I am unaware of a technical solution that will effectively and simultaneously reconcile all of the societal interests at stake in the encryption debate, such as public safety, cybersecurity and privacy as well as simultaneously fostering innovation and the economic competitiveness of American companies in a global marketplace. [.].
Data Breach Today
JUNE 23, 2020
All the sites eventually will use the HSTS protocol, which ensures that a users' connection to a website is encrypted and can protect against man-in-the middle attacks and cookie hijacking Sites to Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security Protocol Federal agencies will add a layer of security to their websites that use the top-level domain.gov.
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.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Six months since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force, pseudonymisation and data encryption remain the only technology measures specifically mentioned in the famously technology-agnostic Regulation. But what exactly is meant by ‘pseudonymisation’ and ‘encryption’?
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Apple is bowing to pressure from the Chinese government and storing encryption keys in China. apple china cloudcomputing encryption iphone keyescrow privacyWhile I would prefer it if it would take a stand against China, I really can't blame it for putting its business model ahead of its desires for customer privacy. Two more articles.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Tutanota , the popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email software, has been blocked by Russian authorities. The popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota has been blocked in Russia on Friday evening.
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. The Apple expert Bob Gendler discovered that the Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leaves a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. But the fact that Apple is still somehow leaving parts of encrypted emails out in the open, when they’re explicitly supposed to be encrypted, obviously isn’t good.”
Dark Reading
MARCH 19, 2018
Crumple Zones' in crypto mechanisms can make it possible - but astronomically expensive - to access encrypted data, say researchers from Boston University and Portland State University
InfoGoTo
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Most people recognize that basic encryption is vital to protecting the organization. But, what is basic encryption? Here are some basic encryption words and phrases for everyone to use with confidence. Ciphertext is encrypted text. Encryption and decryption keys lock and unlock encrypted data, respectively. Data encryption uses math to scramble and encode text so that no one can read it. Encryption Standards. •
WIRED Threat Level
APRIL 3, 2020
The service's mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it. Security Security / Security News
Data Breach Today
MAY 2, 2018
Collateral damage is already being felt by the likes of Signal, a popular, encrypted-messaging app blocked by some governments But 'Domain Fronting' Was Also Used to Mask Cybercriminal Activity Following in Google's footsteps, Amazon has closed a technical loophole that helped some online services evade censorship filters, but which was also abused by cybercriminals.
Adam Shostack
DECEMBER 11, 2019
UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk. government information security privacy SecurityThe Open Technology Institute has an Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., press release , letter.) I am pleased to be one of the signers. In closely related news, nominations for the 2020 Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies are open.
Threatpost
JANUARY 10, 2018
The debate over the government's authority to access private encrypted data on digital devices was amplified when the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray called unbreakable encryption an 'urgent public safety issue.'. Cryptography Government Mobile Security Privacy Android Smartphones apple Christopher Wray Electronic Frontier Foundation FBI Director Christopher Wray Federal Bureau of Investigation Going Dark.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference. Cryptography Facebook Privacy Attorney General William Barr Consumer Privacy Encryption Instagram internet Mark Zuckerberg messaging private messaging WhatsApp
Thales eSecurity
JANUARY 17, 2019
Modern encryption can trace its root back to before WWII when Alan Turing built a modern computer in order to break the Enigma. Encryption went from being a technology predominantly used in highly classified, mission critical applications to a foundational component used in almost all aspects of our lives. We’ve also seen promising approaches, such as homomorphic encryption, come out of academia that have yet to find common practice in real-world applications.
Thales eSecurity
MARCH 28, 2018
Cloud providers have done a good job of integrating default encryption services within their core infrastructure. However, as discussed in previous blogs , the encryption service is only as secure as the keys that are used to encrypt the data. With full control of the encryption key, the enterprise controls who can access data stored in the cloud and when they can access it. Which data within cloud workloads is encrypted.
IG Guru
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
A US health system is forced to settle as a result of not encrypting mobile phones. The post Failure to encrypt mobile devices results in $3 million HIPAA settlement appeared first on IG GURU. Breach Compliance HIPAA Information Governance information privacy information security Records Management Risk News Security DHHS Encryption OCS SettlementCheck out the source or the report here. Photo by Yura Fresh on Unsplash.
Security Affairs
MARCH 18, 2019
UK intelligence agency GCHQ released emulators for World War II cipher machines (Enigma, Typex and The Bombe) that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef. UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. Breaking News Hacking Intelligence CyberChef encryption GCHQ Pierluigi Paganini Security Affairs
eDiscovery Daily
JANUARY 15, 2020
Remember back in 2016 when Apple with in a court battle with the Department of Justice over giving investigators access to encrypted data on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters? Now, Apple is in a new dispute with the government again over the same issue.
InfoGovNuggets
JANUARY 21, 2019
“India Wants Access to Encrypted WhatsApp Messages,” The Wall Street Journal , January 16, 2019. Government wants access to the encrypted messages of its citizens. Encryption of information is troubling to governments generally. Can the NSA break the WhatsApp encryption? Theme One: Information Theme Three: Compliance Theme Two: Governance
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Two years on since the first draft, the final act of the legislative passage saga of the long-awaited People’s Republic of China Encryption Law ended with its passage on 26 October 2019. To read Hogan Lovells’ The grand “finale” of China’s Encryption Law, click here. International/EU Privacy China data protection encryption encryption law People's Republic of China privacy law
Adam Levin
AUGUST 19, 2019
The local governments and agencies from twenty-three Texas towns were hit by a coordinated ransomware campaign last week. . The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) became aware of the ransomware campaign after being contacted by the municipal governments of several towns that were unable to access critical files. The ransomware deployed is known is.JSE and typically works by encrypting files and appending the suffix “.jse.”.JSE
Threatpost
DECEMBER 7, 2018
A newly-passed Australian law could allow the government to force tech companies to create backdoors in their products. Government Hacks Privacy assistance and access act EternalBlue government surveillance tech
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