It seems that Edward Snowden was right on the money with his views on the EU-US Privacy Shield Pact. The whistleblower hero (or traitor, depending on who you ask) pulled no punches…
Tag: Encryption
Almost all major VPN services fail to provide adequate security, researchers say
If you are into secure browsing, online anonymity, and access geographically restricted services, you most probably will be using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that provides you with a ton of…
Apple, Google, others call on Obama to reject encryption backdoor request
Apple, Google, Yahoo, among many others, along with noted cryptologists, have written a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to reject government proposals to include backdoors in encrypted communication systems….
Breaking Bad-themed ransomware locking up computers; demanding AU $450
For a while now ransomware scare hadn’t made it to the headlines, but that ceased to be true with Symantec reporting of a Breaking Bad-themed ransomware on the prowl in Australia infecting…
Entanglement on a chip promises ultra-fast secure computing, communication
Entanglement of photons has been one of the most intriguing phenomenon of physics with promises for ultra-fast and security computing as well as communications, but practical implementation on silicon chips has been…
Kim Dotcom rolls out ‘fully encrypted’ chat service ‘MegaChat’
Founder of file-sharing service Mega, Kim Dotcom has reportedly announced the launch of a ‘fully-encrypted’ video calling and chat service dubbed ‘MegaChat’ to take on Microsoft’s popular VoIP service, Skype. Kim Dotcom…
Kim Dotcom announces new ‘fully-encrypted’ video-calling, chat service
Founder of file-sharing service Mega, Kim Dotcom has announced he will soon launch a ‘fully-encrypted’ video calling and chat service that will take on Microsoft’s popular VoIP service, Skype. “Mega will soon…
GCHQ rolls out ‘Cryptoy’ Android app for budding spies
British surveillance agency GCHQ has rolled out a new app aimed at boosting teenagers’ interest in cryptography. Dubbed Cryptoy, the new code-breaking Android app lets users know about basic encryption techniques including…
WhatsApp Android app gets end-to-end encryption
WhatsApp on Tuesday announced its partnership with Open Whisper Systems will see end-to-end encryption being added to its Android messaging app. “End-to-end” encryption is the safest option as compared to encryption features…
Report: FBI begins secret lobbying to gain access to Apple, Google encrypted customer data
A new report from a well known intelligence historian and an expert on the National Security Agency (NSA), US claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has begun secret lobbying efforts…
Future of Cryptography
Cryptography has been around since the times of the Roman Empire and has been protecting secret information through the ages. From simple mono alphabetic substitution cipher to some of the most advanced…
Yahoo follows Google’s footsteps; promises encrypted email by 2015
In 2015, Yahoo Mail would be end-to-end encrypted, and will also be compatible with end-to-end encryption for Gmail, which Google is currently working on.
Edward Snowden wants global hackers to develop anti-surveillance technology
Snowden: We the people — you the people, you in this room right now — have both the means and the capability to improve the future by encoding our rights into programs and protocols by which we rely every day. [..] and that’s what a lot of my future work is going to be involved in, and I hope you’ll join me in making that a reality.
Cisco open sources FNR; the experimental block cipher it claims will protect privacy in cloud
The cipher doesn’t need padding as in case of AES and this could mean that there will be less storage and bandwidth requirements.
BlackBerry rolls out ‘BBM Protected’ end-to-end message encryption service
BBM Protected is on its way to the enterprise crowd, bringing an extra layer of security!