With every new data breach, the digital citizenry becomes more aware that online activities aren’t necessarily private or secure. Whether you’re an adult looking for undercover dalliances on Ashley Madison or a child playing games online with VTech digital learning […]
Stronger Security Requires Advanced Authentication Read More »
The US government and law enforcement agencies want to make sure terrorists and criminals can’t hide behind encryption. The solution, apparently, is to try and force vendors to build backdoors through the encryption. The problem with that “solution” is that
Bad Guys Won’t Follow Encryption Rules Anyway Read More »
This month the Obama administration sent its big guns to Silicon Valley in an effort to get the computer makers to open up back doors in their systems so that law enforcement could more easily gain access to data. Tim
Tim Cook Stood Up When It Counted: Privacy Is a Right Read More »
There has been increasing demand from government and law enforcement in recent months for some sort of encryption backdoor. The theory–whether grounded in reality or not–is that an encryption backdoor will allow intelligence agencies to detect and prevent more terrorist
Weakened Encryption Will Cause Compliance Chaos Read More »
It is more apparent with each passing year that there is simply no way to ensure a PC or mobile device can’t be compromised. Rather than focusing on the Quixotic goal of making devices invulnerable, you should instead ensure that
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There are many things that we take for granted today that were once thought impossible: flying in airplanes, traveling to outer space, running a mile in under 4 minutes, etc. The thing is, none of those things were ever truly
Never say never: Unbreakable encryption is a myth Read More »
US intelligence and law enforcement agencies are fighting for a back door in encryption tools that would allow them to spy on and monitor “encrypted” information. The concept is a bad idea on multiple levels and will end up causing
An encryption back door will do more harm than good Read More »
Cyber-attacks continue to become more innovative and sophisticated than ever before. In today’s cyber age, a company’s reputation—and the trust dynamic that exists amongst suppliers, customers and partners—has become a very real target for cybercriminals and hacktivists. The commercial, reputational
Risk-based security: Managing through the minefield Read More »
The recent attack in Paris by Daesh terrorists has raised the debate over privacy versus the surveillance state to a fever pitch. Supporters of surveillance in the name of national security are using the event to attack Edward Snowden and
Privacy and security: A Schrödinger’s Cat dilemma Read More »
Ransomware is nothing new. The first known ransomware surfaced in 1989. However, it took the Internet revolution along with automated online payment systems before organized cyber gangs saw that ransomware could become a giant cash cow. We’re talking big money
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