encryption

Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

German researchers have found a way to decrypt packets from a WPA-protected network.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 7 2008 9:54AM Security
Review: PGP Whole Disk Encryption 9.9

Review: PGP Whole Disk Encryption 9.9

PGP Whole Disk Encryp­tion is a client software application that provides whole disk encryption as part of PGP's suite of encryption prod­ucts.
Nathan Ouellette Oct 23 2008 4:06PM Security
HP boosts encryption for disk arrays and tapes

HP boosts encryption for disk arrays and tapes

HP has unveiled two new security features for its StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays, along with LTO-4 enterprise tape libraries.
Ian Williams Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Storage
Quantum encrypted network goes live

Quantum encrypted network goes live

The first network protected by quantum encryption has gone live at a scientific conference in Vienna.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 11:17AM Security
New US laws require data encryption

New US laws require data encryption

Iowa joins states that require encryption and notification of customers should information be compromised.
Dan Raywood Aug 20 2008 10:04AM Security
Google tries its hand at cryptography

Google tries its hand at cryptography

Google is taking a step into the field of cryptography, with KeyCzar, an open-source tool which allows developers to use encryption within their applications.
Shaun Nichols Aug 13 2008 7:19AM Software
900 laptops lost at Heathrow per week

900 laptops lost at Heathrow per week

More than 3,300 laptops are lost or go missing at the eight largest airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) each week, according to new research commissioned by Dell.
Staff Writers Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Sophos bids to acquire endpoint encryption firm

Sophos bids to acquire endpoint encryption firm

Endpoint security stalwart Sophos has bid to acquire Germany-based encryption provider Utimaco Software for more than US$340 million.
Dan Kaplan Jul 29 2008 11:26AM Security
Kaspersky sends SOS to crack 1024 bit encryption key

Kaspersky sends SOS to crack 1024 bit encryption key

Security research firm, Kaspersky Lab, is calling all security and cryptography experts to join forces in an effort to crack a blackmailing virus that employs a currently unbreakable 1024-bit encryption key.
Mitchell Bingemann Jun 11 2008 2:27PM Security
Data breaches drive encryption uptake

Data breaches drive encryption uptake

A sizeable 60 per cent of UK organisations have suffered at least one data breach over the last 12 months, according to a new survey.
Mark Mayne Apr 23 2008 5:13PM Security
Experts encourage total encryption

Experts encourage total encryption

Experts at the Check Point Experience summit in Prague are urging total encryption as the only answer to data security..
Iain Thomson Apr 16 2008 2:28PM Security
Workshare eases encryption deployments

Workshare eases encryption deployments

Content protection firm Workshare has unveiled its new range of tools which it claims will make it easier for organisations to deploy encryption protection.
Phil Muncaster Apr 1 2008 3:14PM Security
Guest column: The impact of quantum computers on cryptography

Guest column: The impact of quantum computers on cryptography

To explain the impact of quantum computers, it is best to first take a step back to review how current encryption technologies work.
Robin Balean Mar 10 2008 1:56PM Security
Home-grown encryption scanner mimics Princeton's "cold-boot" tool

Home-grown encryption scanner mimics Princeton's "cold-boot" tool

A scanning tool similar to the one a Princeton engineering team built last month to read encrypted data on a "cold boot" DRAM chip has been publicly released by McGrew Security, a research firm.
Sue Marquette Mar 6 2008 10:42AM Security
Encryption firms speak up on DRam attack

Encryption firms speak up on DRam attack

Software vendors are defending their products and looking to ease public fears following a recent report on vulnerabilities in disk encryption..
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2008 2:48PM Security
Trend Micro buys UK encryption firm

Trend Micro buys UK encryption firm

Identum snapped up for undisclosed sum.
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2008 2:23PM Security
DRam crack breaks encryption software

DRam crack breaks encryption software

Researchers find way to foil disk encryption.
Shaun Nichols Feb 25 2008 9:39AM Security
DRam crack breaks encryption software

DRam crack breaks encryption software

Disk encryption software used on many systems can be circumvented using what researchers referred to as "simple non-destructive techniques"..
Shaun Nichols Feb 25 2008 8:10AM Security
Widespread encryption heralds new attacks

Widespread encryption heralds new attacks

Hackers will become more skilled at using encryption as the technology becomes more widespread, and could use it to launch new forms of attacks, according to security experts..
Matt Chapman Feb 11 2008 3:25PM Security
Assess risk and determine encryption needs, urges Privacy Commissioner

Assess risk and determine encryption needs, urges Privacy Commissioner

Following the UK government’s decision to ban the removal of un-encrypted laptops from government buildings, Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis is urging organisations to conduct risk assessments to determine whether their stored data requires encryption security.
Negar Salek Jan 29 2008 7:01PM Security

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