90+ orgs tell Slack to stop slacking when it comes to full encryption Protests planned for Wednesday in San Francisco and Denver CSO30 May 2023 | 8
Upstart encryption app walks back privacy claims, pulls from stores after probe Try not leaving a database full of user info, chats, keys exposed, eh? Research17 May 2023 | 40
'Top three Balkans drug kingpins' arrested after cops crack their Sky ECC chats Maybe try carrier pigeons instead Cyber-crime13 May 2023 | 27
UK cops score legal win in EncroChat snooping op But tribunal punts on whether data was intercepted in transit Cyber-crime12 May 2023 | 11
Twitter adds new DM features, and Musk claims encryption is here, starting today Updated We'll believe our DMs are secure when someone provides proof, thanks Security10 May 2023 | 18
You don't have to wait for quantum computing to prepare for it RSA Conference Rapid7 CSO Jaya Baloo on how to tackle this potential looming tech Spotlight on RSA29 Apr 2023 |
Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government Plus: Signal, WhatsApp, and Viber also write online protest over Online Safety Bill back door Security18 Apr 2023 | 145
The UK's bad encryption law can't withstand global contempt Opinion Any sufficiently stupid technology is indistinguishable from magical thinking Security13 Mar 2023 | 298
Rambus takes charge of Arm’s CryptoCell, CryptoIsland IP Updated Building a watertight SoC? You'll have to go through IP-slinger now Systems10 Mar 2023 | 2
German Digital Affairs Committee hearing heaps scorn on Chat Control Proposal to break encryption to scan messages for abuse material challenged as illegal and unworkable Security03 Mar 2023 | 22
Google: You get crypto, you get crypto, almost everyone gets email crypto! Personal Gmail users still out of luck Security01 Mar 2023 | 10
What Mary, Queen of Scots, can teach today’s cybersec royalty Opinion Tech has changed in 400 years. The rules haven’t Security20 Feb 2023 | 33
Eurocops shut down Exclu encrypted messaging app, arrest dozens German and Dutch authorities say the app was a favorite of organized criminals and drug smugglers Security07 Feb 2023 | 39
DARPA's quantum computing is powered by ... FOMO Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price Science02 Feb 2023 | 6
Go to security school, GoTo – theft of encryption keys shows you need it Ongoing probe into cloud storage attack finds customer data exfiltrated Security25 Jan 2023 | 49
Fujitsu: Quantum computers no threat to encryption just yet Heavily hyped tech bound for some sort of milestone by decade end Security24 Jan 2023 |
Microsoft locks door to default guest authentication in Windows Pro Bringing OS version into sync with Enterprise and Education editions CSO17 Jan 2023 | 24
Chinese researchers' claimed quantum encryption crack looks unlikely Near-term vulnerability of RSA-2048 keys not so near, says quantum boffin Scott Aaronson Security07 Jan 2023 | 31
Google adds stronger encryption for some Gmail users, in beta Slowly inching toward E2EE Security19 Dec 2022 | 18
NIST says you better dump weak SHA-1 ... by 2030 How about right now? Right now is good Security16 Dec 2022 | 30
Egad, did Apple do something right? End-to-end encryption for (most) iCloud services And remember CSAM scanning plan? Forget that was ever a thing Security08 Dec 2022 | 14
Can confidential computing stop the next crypto heist? Tech giants and startups hype next big thing in security Cyber-crime07 Nov 2022 | 18
Upstart Ransom Cartel linked to REvil veterans Lesser of two REvils? There’s a relationship, say infosec bods, but not enough to say one evolved into the other Cyber-crime18 Oct 2022 | 4
Children should have separate sections in social media sites, says UK coroner Also recommends age verification as Meta tells The Reg it's working on parental controls Networks18 Oct 2022 | 86
FYI: Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption relies on insecure block cipher Redmond says OME isn't supposed to be used for security, just for something else Security14 Oct 2022 | 13
Scanning phones to detect child abuse evidence is harmful, 'magical' thinking Exclusive Security expert challenges claim that bypassing encryption is essential to protecting kids Security13 Oct 2022 | 142
When are we gonna stop calling it ransomware? It's just data kidnapping now Comment It's not like the good old days with iffy cryptography and begging for keys Security09 Oct 2022 | 20
Loads of PostgreSQL systems are sitting on the internet without SSL encryption They probably shouldn't be connected in the first place, says database expert Research07 Oct 2022 | 20
FBI: We tracked who was printing secret documents to unmask ex-NSA suspect Infosec systems designer alleged to have chatted with undercover agent Security03 Oct 2022 | 53
Matrix chat encryption sunk by five now-patched holes You take the green pill, you'll spend six hours in a 'don't roll your own crypto' debate Research28 Sep 2022 | 8
Ever suspected bankers used WhatsApp comms at work? $1.8b says you're right Updated Thought shadow IT at your office was bad? Try enforcing workplace device policies on hedge fund traders Security28 Sep 2022 | 65
Meta, Twitter, Apple, Google urged to up encryption game in post-Roe America Tech giants 'throwing their users to the wolves' Security20 Sep 2022 | 14
Patch your Mitel VoIP systems, Lorenz ransomware gang is back on the prowl Criminals do love that unpatched VoIP and IoT kit Security13 Sep 2022 | 2
NATO investigates after criminals claim to be selling its stolen missile plans In brief Also, Microsoft’s one-click TikTok trick, a 14-year old Aussie cracks ASD encryption in an hour, and more Security05 Sep 2022 | 16
Indian court directs chat app Telegram to disclose details of copyright infringers Judge says that servers being located in Singapore is not a get-out clause Security02 Sep 2022 | 8
Software developer cracks Hyundai car security with Google search Top tip: Your RSA private key should not be copied from a public code tutorial Research17 Aug 2022 | 81
1,900 Signal users exposed: Twilio attacker 'explicitly' looked for certain numbers Updated Bad guy also got SMS verification codes, and re-registered one of the numbers they searched for Cyber-crime16 Aug 2022 | 41
Dealing with legacy issues around Red Hat crypto versions? Here's a fix RHEL SHA-ll speak unto RHEL… except from 9 to 6 OSes11 Aug 2022 | 13
Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon NIST's nifty new algorithm looks like it's in trouble Research03 Aug 2022 | 83
WhatsApp boss says no to AI filters policing encrypted chat 'What's being proposed is that we ... read everyone's messages. I don't think people want that' Personal Tech02 Aug 2022 | 52
IBM puts NIST’s quantum-resistant crypto to work in Z16 mainframe Big Blue says it helped developed the algos, so knows what it's doing Security27 Jul 2022 | 10
British intelligence recycles old argument for thwarting strong encryption: Think of the children! Comment Levy and Robinson are at it again Security22 Jul 2022 | 185
Tories spar over UK's delayed Online Safety Bill Perfect political pantomime Personal Tech15 Jul 2022 | 141
Tech world may face huge fines if it doesn't scrub CSAM from encrypted chats 'It is possible to implement end-to-end crypto in a way that preserves privacy,' claims UK Home Sec Security07 Jul 2022 | 113
Hive ransomware gang rapidly evolves with complex encryption, Rust code RaaS malware devs have been busy bees Research06 Jul 2022 | 3
Actual quantum computers don't exist yet. The cryptography to defeat them may already be here NIST pushes ahead with CRYSTALS-KYBER, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON, SPHINCS+ algorithms Research05 Jul 2022 | 42
Crypto sleuths pin $100 million Harmony theft on Lazarus Group Elliptic points to several indicators that suggest the North Korea-linked gang was behind the hack Cyber-crime01 Jul 2022 | 8
Telegram adds paid tier as it cracks 700 million users Without so much as a mention of encryption, but with a pastel-hued emoji-heavy nod to ‘sustainable monetization’ Applications20 Jun 2022 | 7
Cheers ransomware hits VMware ESXi systems Now we can say extortionware has jumped the shark Research26 May 2022 | 3
Protecting data now as the quantum era approaches Analysis Startup QuSecure is the latest vendor to jump into the field with its as-a-service offering Security20 May 2022 | 2
Europe proposes tackling child abuse by killing privacy, strong encryption If we're gonna go through this again, can we just literally go back in time? Security12 May 2022 | 130
Biden orders new quantum push to ensure encryption isn't cracked by rivals Domestic action and international collaboration to make sure you-know-who – OK, China – doesn't get ahead of the game Security05 May 2022 | 10
Kaspersky cracks Yanluowang ransomware, offers free decryptor Step one, get some scrambled files back. Steps two through 37... Security19 Apr 2022 | 27
OpenSSH takes aim at 'capture now, decrypt later' quantum attacks Guarding against the forever almost-here crypto-cracking tech Security12 Apr 2022 | 12
Cooler heads needed in heated E2EE debate, says think tank RUSI argues for collaboration, while others note all 'scans' compromise secure encryption Security05 Apr 2022 | 45
Dems propose privacy-respecting digital dollar ECASH Act calls for Treasury to develop electronic currency, no blockchain required Personal Tech28 Mar 2022 | 43
IBM powers up cloud service for managing crypto keys As in encryption, not coins, thankfully SaaS23 Mar 2022 | 1
Russia is the advanced persistent threat that just triggered. Ready? Opinion Data security looks very different when your life depends on it Security28 Feb 2022 | 121
Samsung shipped '100 million' phones with flawed encryption Academics found TrustZone-level code could not be trusted to keep secrets Security23 Feb 2022 | 22
EncroChat defendants' lawyers make bid to halt trial Good luck finding public support for that one Security22 Feb 2022 | 19
Should we expect to keep communication private in the digital age? Register Debate Reg writers and readers wrangle over rights and realities Security18 Feb 2022 | 38
Privacy and computer security are too important to be left to political meddling Register Debate And it shouldn't be a privilege handed out by governments Security17 Feb 2022 | 47