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Disk Encryption and File Encryption
- November 12, 2018
12 Nov'18
SSD encryption failures made worse by BitLocker settings
Researchers discover major manufacturers poorly implemented SSD encryption, allowing easy access to data, and Microsoft BitLocker made the issue worse.
- October 03, 2018
03 Oct'18
DigiCert, Gemalto and ISARA to provide quantum-proof certificates
Quantum computing threats are on the horizon, but DigiCert, Gemalto and ISARA have teamed up to develop new quantum-proof digital certificates and remake the PKI industry.
- May 17, 2018
17 May'18
Risk & Repeat: Why Ray Ozzie's Clear proposal isn't so clear
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss Ray Ozzie's solution for going dark, known as Clear, and what infosec experts are saying about it.
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- May 16, 2018
16 May'18
Efail disclosure troubles highlight branded vulnerability issues
The Efail disclosure process was one day away from completion, but attempts to generate hype for the vulnerabilities led to details leaking earlier than researchers intended.
- May 14, 2018
14 May'18
Efail flaws highlight risky implementations of PGP and S/MIME
The messy disclosure of the Efail flaws raised questions about the security of email encryption, while experts said S/MIME may be more at risk than some PGP implementations.
- April 06, 2018
06 Apr'18
Risk & Repeat: New revelations in San Bernardino iPhone case
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the OIG report's findings on the FBI's effort to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
- March 20, 2018
20 Mar'18
IBM outlines visions for crypto anchors, lattice cryptography
At IBM's Think conference, Big Blue researchers discussed new security-centric projects around blockchain databases, crypto anchors and quantum-resilient encryption.
- January 26, 2018
26 Jan'18
FBI encryption argument draws fire from senator
Sen. Ron Wyden challenged the FBI encryption argument and asked the FBI director to be transparent about claims that lawful access could be provided securely.
- January 24, 2018
24 Jan'18
Risk & Repeat: Backdoor access, strong encryption debate rolls on
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the FBI's continued criticism of encrypted devices and the risks of vendor-created backdoor access points.
- November 01, 2017
01 Nov'17
Risk & Repeat: Responsible encryption ramps up
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the recent push from law enforcement officials for responsible encryption and what that may mean.
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- October 31, 2017
31 Oct'17
Is "responsible encryption" the new answer to "going dark"?
"Three may keep a Secret, if two of them are dead." So wrote Benjamin Franklin, in Poor Richard's Almanack, in 1735. Franklin knew a thing or two about secrets, as well as about cryptography, given ...
- October 18, 2017
18 Oct'17
ROCA RSA flaw unveils secret keys on wide range of devices
Researchers disclosed the ROCA RSA vulnerability as a dangerous flaw in the cryptographic code of Infineon chips that could undermine encryption key security for a number of devices.
- October 13, 2017
13 Oct'17
DOJ's 'responsible encryption' is the new 'going dark'
News roundup: The DOJ calls for 'responsible encryption' to comply with court orders. Plus, there's more bad cybersecurity news for banks, and Accenture data in AWS gets exposed.
- April 07, 2017
07 Apr'17
State Department hack and APT29 prove attacker resilience
News Roundup: 'Hand-to-hand' combat in State Department hack, APT29 has a stealth backdoor, the creator of the internet backs strong encryption, and more.
- April 05, 2017
05 Apr'17
Risk & Repeat: Strong encryption under fire again
In this episode of SearchSecurity's Risk & Repeat podcast, editors discuss the latest round of the encryption debate and what it means for apps that use strong encryption.