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Researchers Find ‘eFail’ Threat to Email Privacy

Researchers Find ‘eFail’ Threat to Email Privacy

Vulnerabilities in the popular PGP and S/MIME email encryption standards could expose plaintext versions of messages to attackers.

By Matthew Heller | May 15, 2018

Encryption Isn’t Enough: Tackling Cyber-Regulations

Encryption Isn’t Enough: Tackling Cyber-Regulations

New regulations in New York tie cybersecurity to access control, acceptable usage policy, and data retention.

By Prakash Linga | October 7, 2016

WhatsApp Strengthens Privacy Wall for Users

WhatsApp Strengthens Privacy Wall for Users

With full end-to-end encryption, the instant message service has firmly aligned itself against law enforcement efforts to access communications.

By Matthew Heller | April 6, 2016

Apple Not Budging in Fight Over Data With FBI

Apple Not Budging in Fight Over Data With FBI

The company says a government panel should review the issues raised by the dispute over access to a terrorist's iPhone.

By Matthew Heller | February 22, 2016

Apple, FBI Face off Over Access to Killer’s iPhone

Apple, FBI Face off Over Access to Killer’s iPhone

The company is opposing a court order requiring it to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino mass shooters.

By Matthew Heller | February 17, 2016

New Flaw Discovered in Website Encryption

New Flaw Discovered in Website Encryption

The LogJam bug could encourage opposition to U.S. law enforcement efforts to weaken data encryption.

By Matthew Heller | May 20, 2015

Tech Giants Pressure Obama Over Data Encryption

Tech Giants Pressure Obama Over Data Encryption

Letter to President Barack Obama rejects the notion that U.S. companies should weaken product security in the interest of law enforcement.

By Matthew Heller | May 19, 2015

“All of This Stuff Can Be Hacked”

“All of This Stuff Can Be Hacked”

The hack of a Dutch manufacturer raises questions about the security of payments via chip-enabled cards and mobile devices.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 23, 2015

Five Tips for Preventing Cyber-Security Breaches

Five Tips for Preventing Cyber-Security Breaches

Before looking at vendor solutions to protecting data, CFOs need to put some thought into which information to safeguard.

By Iris Dorbian | July 28, 2014

Heartbleed: The Mother of All Data-Security Bugs?

Heartbleed: The Mother of All Data-Security Bugs?

OpenSSL, a widely used browser-encryption standard, is found to be significantly vulnerable to hackers.

By David McCann | April 9, 2014