Trust in the Internet took a major blow as alarm spread that software commonly used to encrypt and secure online transactions could wind up giving away the store. Computer security specialists, website masters, and fans of online privacy were worriedly… Read More ›
Published time: December 20, 2013 23:48 RSA SecureID electronic keys (Reuters / Michael Caronna) The National Security Agency arranged a clandestine US$10 million contract with computer security power RSA that allowed the spy agency… Read More ›
Hungarian startup tries novel bug-testing system By Iain Thomson Posted in Security, 5th November 2013 00:03 GMT Vulnerability testing is commonplace these days, and a lucrative business for some, but a Hungarian biz is offering an unusual prize for anyone… Read More ›
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Forcing a criminal defendant to decrypt personal electronic data compels him to testify against himself in violation of the Fifth Amendment, two nonprofits said in a joint amicus brief. The American Civil Liberties… Read More ›
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet James Ball, Julian Borger and Glenn Greenwald The Guardian, Thursday 5 September 2013 15.00 EDT Through covert partnerships with tech companies, the spy agencies have inserted secret vulnerabilities into… Read More ›
Spooks’ own advice lays out exactly how this crypto wypto hypto thing works By Chris Williams Posted in Security, 22nd August 2013 11:38 GMT Analysis The Guardian‘s editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger fears journalists – and, by extension, everyone – will… Read More ›
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, December 17, 2012 15:55 EST A laptop computer stolen from a vehicle of a NASA employee on Halloween contained sensitive, private information on more than 10,000 current and former NASA employees, an internal report… Read More ›
POSTED BY: Robert N. Charette / Wed, November 14, 2012 Yesterday, NASA sent a message to all NASA employees informing them of a data breach involving an agency stolen laptop. According to the NASA message posted at SpaceRef.com, “On October… Read More ›
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