encryption
Let’s Encrypt CA releases transparency report before its first certificate
The non-profit CA launched by the EFF, Mozilla and several other businesses and organizations is determined to gain and retain users’ trust. After hiring outside experts …
Amazon releases new, easily auditable TLS implementation
A new, open source implementation of the TLS encryption protocol has been unveiled by Amazon Web Services.Dubbed s2n (shorthand for “signal to noise”), the library …
Multi-link network encryptor with 100 Gbps encrypted bandwidth
Gemalto released its new SafeNet Multi-Link High Speed Encryptor (HSE) solution that provides the equivalent of 10 by 10 Gbps high-speed encryptors in one unit. With a total …
NIST revises security publication on random number generation
In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally revised its recommended methods for …
Researcher tests Tor exit nodes, finds not all operators can be trusted
While the Tor anonymity network conceals (relatively successfully) a user’s location and Internet activity from anyone who might want to know about it, users should be …
Cisco finds, removes more default SSH keys on its software
Cisco has pushed out security updates to address two vulnerabilities in its Web Security Virtual Appliance (WSAv), Email Security Virtual Appliance (ESAv), and Content …
Many popular Android apps fail to encrypt login credentials
Using encryption to protect mobile traffic and especially the exchange of credentials between the user and company servers should be a must in this day and age. Unfortunately, …
Let’s Encrypt CA to issue its first cert
Let’s Encrypt, a non-profit certificate authority (CA) set up by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, IdenTrust, and researchers at the University …
iOS 9 will use 6-digit passcodes for enhanced protection
Among the improvements that Apple announced for iOS 9 on Monday, there are some security enhancements as well.The most important one is the switch from 4-digit to 6-digit …
Weak SSH keys opened many GitHub repositories to compromise
Github repositories of many entities, projects, and even one government could have been compromised and used to deliver malicious code due to the owners’ use of easily …
Facebook introduces end-to-end encryption for notifications
Facebook is testing out an experimental new feature that will enable people to add OpenPGP public keys to their profile, and gives users the option of receiving notification …
If we want strong encryption, we’ll have to fight for it
As digital rights lawyer and special counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation Marcia Hofmann correctly noted in her keynote at Hack in the Box Amsterdam 2015 on Thursday, …
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