Latest articles tagged “encryption”

Latest articles tagged “encryption”

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Facebook Officially Announces "Secret Conversations" Feature for Messenger
Facebook Officially Announces "Secret Conversations" Feature for Messenger
by Gary Oldwood on 12 July 2016 · 1564 views
This new feature for Messenger is supposed to encrypt your messages so that noone will ever see them... ... Read more
WhatsApp Adds Encryption, but It Won't Be A Whistleblower's App of Choice
WhatsApp Adds Encryption, but It Won't Be A Whistleblower's App of Choice
by Dan Vlasic on 15 April 2016 · 2486 views
WhatsApp rolled out end-to-end encryption, and while the media are singing odes to Facebook, security experts warn about en masse metadata collection, end point security risks, and WhatsApp's being proprietary software, which is awkward. ... Read more
TrueCrypt Audit Phase 2 Report: 4 Vulnerabilities Found. VeraCrypt Releases An Update
TrueCrypt Audit Phase 2 Report: 4 Vulnerabilities Found. VeraCrypt Releases An Update
by Dan Vlasic on 12 April 2015 · 2468 views
According to the report, no evidence of backdoors deliberately left by the TC creators were found. Neither is there any severe flaws in the code's design that could make the program vulnerable in most cases, but 4 vulnerabilities were identified. ... Read more
Best Free USB Encryption Software for Windows
Best Free USB Encryption Software for Windows
by Pete Daniel on 9 March 2015 · 6788 views
Encrypting a USB flash drive has become important for users who take their portable security seriously. Here are some recommended free USB flash drive (and other storage mediums supported) software for older and newer Windows versions. ... Read more
Google Engineers Discover a 'Poodle' flaw in Web Encryption Standard: Don't Use Public Wi-Fi
Google Engineers Discover a 'Poodle' flaw in Web Encryption Standard: Don't Use Public Wi-Fi
by Dan Vlasic on 26 October 2014 · 3185 views
Google researchers published a report about the exploit in the 18-year old SSL 3.0 encryption protocol for browsers and websites. It lets attackers calculate the plain text of secure connections. ... Read more
How to Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows 7 and 8/8.1
How to Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows 7 and 8/8.1
by Michael Black on 27 August 2014 · 3182 views
An encrypted file or folder can only be accessed by the user who originally encrypted the file or folder in question. Because of this, encryption has become a great way to prevent unwanted access to sensitive data at the office and at home. ... Read more
Gmail Moves To Protect User Data With Encrypted Datacenter Traffic
Gmail Moves To Protect User Data With Encrypted Datacenter Traffic
by Pete Daniel on 10 April 2014 · 1742 views
The use of the HTTPS encrypted connection means that data sent via a web browser across the internet to a web server is encrypted end to end. ... Read more
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