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Draft Bill To Penalise Tech Firms For Refusing Encryption Order
US senators close to finalising draft bill that will penalise tech firms who refuse court orders over encrypted data
GCHQ Director: Tech Companies ‘Routinely’ Help Law Enforcement
Security services don't need a master pass-key for all encrypted communications, but IT companies should do their bit, argues GCHQ's Robert Hannigan
Amazon To Restore Encryption To Fire OS
Amazon changes its mind about removing encryption features from Kindle Fire and other Amazon products
Amazon Has Disabled Encryption On Fire OS
Latest version of Fire software appears to leave users at risk of cyber-attacks
A Third Of All HTTPS Servers Are Vulnerable To DROWN OpenSSL Bug
Researchers detail how DROWN can be used to decrypt communications on HTTPS-secure websites and urge server operators to update now
RSA Conference 2016: What’s Old Security is New Again
BLOG: Kurt Stammberger, founder of the RSA Conference, sees the same issues in FBI vs. Apple as were brought to the fore in 1993 with Clipper Chip.
US Justice Request For Apple To Unlock Suspect’s iPhone Is Rejected
US federal judge's decision not to require Apple to unlock iPhone in drugs case lends weight to Apple's side in the encryption controversy
Baidu Browser Still Leaks Personal Data, Researchers Warn
Look Mum, no encryption! Baidu Browser transmits personal data in the clear, warns Citizen Lab researchers
How Many Mobile Users Have Encryption?
NEWS ANALYSIS: As the rhetoric and the legal motions in the Apple vs. FBI flap heat up, new numbers emerge on the actual status and use of encryption protection
US DoJ Wants To Force Apple To Unlock iPhones ‘In A Dozen Cases’
The US Department of Justice wants to force Apple to unlock more handsets as row over encryption continues
McAfee Offers To Crack iPhone, As Facebook, Twitter Praise FBI Refusal
Maverick John McAfee offers to break the encryption on the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook
Apple Praised By Google, Damned By Rigby Family For FBI Refusal
Apple criticised for refusal to unlock terrorist phone, but its stance also receives widespread support from rivals
Apple Refuses To Hack Terrorist’s Phone For FBI
Tim Cook says FBI demand sets “a dangerous precedent”, despite handset belonging to San Bernardino terrorist
4 In 10 Ransomware Victims Pay Up To Recover Documents
Bitdefender study finds 31 percent of users would pay £400 to recover their encrypted data
Box KeySafe Lets Users Manage Encryption Keys Without Dedicated Hardware
Box hopes KeySafe will encourage regulated firms of all sizes to adopt the cloud
I’m With Stupid: The 5 Dumbest Privacy Mistakes Companies Make
Tim Erlin, director of IT risk and security strategy for Tripwire, highlights the daftest data privacy errors businesses make
California Anti-Encryption Bill Targets Smartphones
Like a recent New York State bill, the law seeks to ban the sale of mobile devices that can't be decrypted for the use of law-enforcement agencies
GCHQ Developed Encryption Software ‘Has Backdoor’
Do we believe them? GCHQ denies software it developed to encrypt VoIP calls has a backdoor
NHS Cyber Security ‘Far Weaker Than Thought’
Remote and mobile working practices putting the NHS at great risk, Sophos survey finds
BlackBerry Reassures Customers Over Smartphone Security Fears
Our handsets are as secure as ever, BlackBerry says
Dutch Police Crack ‘BlackBerry PGP’ Handsets
Decrypted messages used to prosecute drug runner, according to report
Juniper To Remove Flawed Encryption Code
The Dual-EC-DRBG was shown to have been targeted by the NSA for tapping into encrypted communications
Dutch Government Opts Against Encryption Backdoors
For sure, we will not weaken encryption by insisting tech firms share encrypted communications, says Holland
Ageing Algorithm Poses Browsing Risk, Warns Facebook
Cloudflare, Facebook warn browsing in developing countries will be risker when SHA-1 algorithm is retired
Millions Of Travellers Put At Risk By Mobile Ticket Sites
Aer Lingus and Chiltern Railways among firms that put customer details due to unsecure mobile platforms, Wandera study reveals
Obama Asks For Tech Cooperation After Terrorist Attacks
Silicon Valley urged to help authorities tackle militant groups using social networks and tech tools
Codified Security Warns Of Ongoing TalkTalk Vulnerabilities
Researchers uncover serious ongoing flaws with TalkTalk and warn that customers are still at risk
More Than 80% Of Mobile Apps Have Encryption Flaws, Study Finds
More than 80% of mobile devices have encryption flaws, while an app written in any of a trio of scripting languages are more likely to have serious flaws
Dell Acknowledges Second Vulnerable Certificate In Systems
The second certificate, like eDellRoot, could allow a hacker to intercept encrypted communications