encryption
Apricorn unveils FIPS 140-2 encrypted USB 3.0 drive
Apricorn debuted its Aegis Padlock Fortress, a secure drive designed specifically for the stringent requirements of the Government, Military and Healthcare. The first USB 3.0 …
Hijacking connected cars with a $25 tool
A presentation by two Spanish researchers scheduled to take place later this month at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas will apparently prove that hijacking modern cars …
Metaforic released secure cryptography solution WhiteBox
Metaforic announced the general release of WhiteBox, a secure cryptography solution for mobile financial, conditional access, BYOD and embedded communications and payments. …
Pirate Bay founder raising money for new encrypted messaging app
Peter Sunde, one of the Pirate Bay co-founders, is looking to enter the encrypted messaging market. Spurred by the recent revelations about the US government’s PRISM …
New USB flash drives from SanDisk
SanDisk announced three USB flash drives, the SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0, Cruzer Orbit and Cruzer Force USB flash drives. All three drives are ideal for secure storage, allowing …
US Emergency Alerting System vulnerable to attack
IOActive has discovered vulnerabilities in the Emergency Alerting System (EAS) which is widely used by TV and radio stations across the United States. They uncovered the …
Critical Cryptocat group chat bug fixed
A critical security vulnerability in Cryptocat versions older than 2.0.42 has been patched and developers are urging users to update to the latest available version of the …
Attitudes towards data protection and encryption in the cloud
An increasing number of organizations are transferring sensitive or confidential data to the cloud despite concerns over data protection, according to the Ponemon Institute. …
Chat securely on Facebook with Synapsid
Synapsid is an iOS app that promises an encrypted chat experience on Facebook. In addition to having secure conversations, Synapsid allows you to: view friends profiles, …
SSL Labs: Deploying forward secrecy
With revelations about mass surveillance in the news everywhere, an obscure feature of SSL/TLS called forward secrecy has suddenly become very interesting. So what is it, and …
Private, secure texting app for iOS
With an estimated 6 billion text messages sent every day in the United States alone, text messaging has become the primary means of communication for a large portion of the …
Facebook once again accessible via Tor
For several hours on Tuesday, regular Tor users have been taken aback by the fact that Facebook was blocking connections from the Tor network. The Onion Router allows users to …