Terrorism is a real threat and we all expect the government and law enforcement agencies to be vigilant in defending us against attacks. The effort to protect us from terrorism, however, can’t include surrendering the freedoms, rights, and privileges that […]
If Apple Unlocks the iPhone, the Terrorists Win Read More »
As new tech devices were given as gifts this past holiday season the old models were discarded to junk drawers or sold for cash. Many without being wiped so personal data like phone books, photos and other files are still
5 Ways to Secure Online Data in 2016 Read More »
With all of the drama surrounding the dispute between the FBI and Apple, and Apple’s heroic and customer-centric stance to not create any back door into its products, a number of other questions have occurred to me that folks don’t
Apple vs. The FBI: Questions Not Asked 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 »
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 »
Ransomware has come back into the spotlight, with a Krebs on Security report highlighting a recent attack targeting Linux Web servers—in addition to consumers and business users. Though ransomware itself isn’t anything new, this approach is unique in that after
Ransomware: Understanding and avoiding it 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 »
Dropbox has taken some heat at times over security (or lack thereof) issues. As Dropbox seeks to win more business customers it needs to do more to provide the kind of security and data protection companies need–especially companies in regulated
Dropbox tightens security with new partnerships Read More »
