The highly secure device could have been exploited, were it not for the responsible disclosure by a security researcher
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Silent Circle Targets BlackBerry With Enterprise Push
Silent Circle targets enterprise communication platform at privacy conscious businesses and government organisations
Meet The Blackphone 2 – The World’s Most Secure Smartphone
Privacy-focused device automatically encrypts calls and messages to keep everything safe
Android For Work Signs Up The World’s ‘Most Secure’ Smartphone
Silent Circle’s security-focused Blackphone 2 will be one of the first to run Google’s new business program
Phil Zimmermann: Privacy Protection Just As Important As Security For Businesses
PGP creator tells TechWeekEurope companies should take privacy protection seriously and argues law enforcement is living in a "golden age of surveillance"
MWC 2015 – Silent Circle Launches ‘World’s First’ Enterprise Privacy Platform
The platform, including Blackphone 2 and Blackphone+, is said to address the failures of traditional security solutions
The Critic’s View: Data Privacy Day / Data Protection Day
Our round-up of the expert views concerning keeping your data safe online
Could Your Apps Be Putting Your Smartphone At Risk?
Smartphone users need to be aware of what data their mobile apps have access to, say Silent Circle and Blackphone
Blackphone Gears Up To Release Security-Focused Tablet
New release follows success of initial Blackphone smartphone earlier this year
Blackphone And Silent Circle Launch Bug Bounty Programmes
Blackphone and Silent Circle are to reward hackers who report vulnerabilities
Hacker Roots Silent Circle’s Blackphone At DefCon
SIlent Circle doubts whether the hack could take place in the wild, but still thanks 'Justin Case' for his contribution to the security of the platform
Silent Circle Challenges Mobile And VoIP Operators With Encrypted Landline Calls
Silent Circle 'Out-Circle Calling' claims to make it cheaper and easier to make encrypted international calls to landlines and mobiles
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Start Blackphone Shipments
Initial demand outstrips supply but SGP Technologies promises more will be available from 14 July
£6,700 Vertu Signature Touch Promises To Encrypt Communications
British-manufactured Vertu Signature Touch targets luxury consumers with sapphire-protected handset
Silent Circle Raises $30 Million In Funding, Moves To Switzerland
The company says the money will help bring Blackphone to the masses
Silent Text 2 Adds Better Encryption For Secure Messaging
Silent Text 2 brings range of improvements to secure messaging app for Silent Circle subscribers
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Create Privacy-Focused Blackphone
Secure Blackphone to debut at Mobile World Congress
Want To Avoid NSA-Corrupted Crypto? Get Thee To The Geeks
The NSA may have ruined Internet security, but Silent Circle is leading the way in pushing non-standardised encryption. Tom Brewster says this is the way forward
If American Secure Email Services Close, Others Will Fill The Gap
We all have a right to privacy, says Sean Michael Kerner. With Lavabit and Silent Circle gone, someone else will provide
Lavabit And Silent Circle Shut Down Email Services Over US Surveillance Fears
Lavabit says it did not want “to become complicit in crimes against the American people”, whilst Silent Circle says it saw the "writing on the wall"
Crypto Phone Flaws Cause Post-PRISM Concern
Researcher tells TechWeek more serious flaws are likely to be revealed soon
If You Want True Privacy, Use Something Other Than Skype
Skype doesn't provide as much privacy as other comms products, so just use them instead if you care enough, says Tom Brewster