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As security woes bedevil IT, guess who’ll shoulder more of the load?
Relentless attempts to access critical corporate or personal data won't let up. What could change is who companies will rely on as their last line of defense: You and me. As security woes bedevil IT,...
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Silent Circle gets its first telco distributor, as KPN prepares to offer...
The strategic partnership is important for Silent Circle, as it promises to make the encrypted Skype rival much more usable by widening its pool of users. Silent Circle gets its first telco...
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FreedomPop starts selling an encrypted mobile phone
Capitalizing on the growing angst over privacy in today’s surveillance state, virtual operator FreedomPop has started selling a smartphone that routes all data traffic over a secure VPN and uses...
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“Merkel phone” security firm teams up with Vodafone on new Secure Call app
The app, which promises to protect voice communications, is part of a slew of new security products being pitched to privacy-conscious businesses in Europe. “Merkel phone” security firm teams up with...
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Snowden calls encryption “defense against the dark arts”
Average people are not going to use Tor and other tools used by the tech community, says Edward Snowden. That's why widespread encryption is our best hopes to counter mass government surveillance....
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Twitter reportedly drops direct message encryption plan
Twitter has reportedly put on hold a plan to encrypt its users’ direct messages. The plan was mentioned in a New York Times piece in October last year, in the context of big tech companies getting...
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Report: NSA knew about Heartbleed bug and took advantage of it, but the NSA...
A new development in the Heartbleed bug story: Bloomberg reports that America's spy service knew about it and has been using it for two years. Report: NSA knew about Heartbleed bug and took advantage...
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Google may boost search results of sites that use encryption
Many websites' fate is tied to where to they appear in Google rankings. That's why it's significant that Google may one day give a boost to those that use encryption. Google may boost search results of...
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Time Warner Cable bets big on easy and secure Wi-Fi, rolling out Hotspot 2.0...
TWC has launched the first large-scale implementation of Hotspot 2.0, which will make public Wi-Fi networks behave like cellular networks. You log into the network once and you'll be instantly...
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Aiming for secure big data, ADVA puts line-side encryption into its 100G...
The networking vendor is claiming an industry first with the encrypted version of its 100G Metro technology, which aims to handle large, fast-flowing amounts of data with as much security as it can...
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Google strengthens web encryption drive by making HTTPS a ranking issue
Gently at first but perhaps more strongly in the future, Google is now ranking up websites that use secure connections for their customers' communications and activities. Google strengthens web...
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Open-Xchange launches open-source OX Guard encryption tool for its mail and...
The tool doesn't solve certain fundamental problems around current encryption technology, but it is easy to use and probably a lot better than nothing. Open-Xchange launches open-source OX Guard...
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BitTorrent opens up Bleep alpha, releases Android and Mac apps for private...
Want to call or message people in a secure fashion, without producing centrally logged metadata? BitTorrent wants to help with its new messaging client Bleep. BitTorrent opens up Bleep alpha, releases...
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Like iOS 8, Android L will reportedly make it harder for cops to access...
Google has told the Washington Post that the upcoming Android L will include encryption by default, in a way that won't let Google itself access what's on users' devices. Like iOS 8, Android L will...
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CloudFlare activates free Universal SSL encryption for its customers’ websites
The firm is rolling out what it said it would roll out a couple months back, in a move that should provide better protection even for websites using CloudFlare's free services. CloudFlare activates...
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Pretty Easy Privacy project aims to make encryption easier for regular people...
pEp is a user interface scheme that's designed to help users judge how secure their conversations are, and make them more secure with as little knowledge as possible. Pretty Easy Privacy project aims...
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How Facebook protects your account and passwords from hackers
By cross-checking stolen account information on websites that hackers post to, Facebook can update its users on whether or not their data has been compromised. How Facebook protects your account and...
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US tech firms help terrorists, says new UK spy chief. Maybe, but they also...
Like the FBI across the Atlantic, the British spy agency GCHQ is annoyed at the increasing security of tech products and services. But really, it's the people who should decide whether this is a good...
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Amazon unveils key-management security tool that works on-premise and in the...
Amazon detailed on Wednesday a new security tool called Amazon Web Services Key Management Service (KMS) that lets folks manage their encryption keys for both applications and services on-premise and...
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Veradocs lands $14 million to secure files in the cloud
Stealth-security startup Veradocs plans to announce Tuesday that it took in $14 million in two funding rounds, which includes a seed round when the company formed in January 2014. The startup wants to...
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