Encryption
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100 million Samsung Galaxy devices vulnerable to cryptographic key hack
News Widespread flaws in hardware-backed key management could enable hackers to bypass FIDO2 authentication
By Connor Jones Published
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FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal devices at home due to cyber risk
News The organisation has warned that threat actors could use a broad range of cyber activities, including DDoS or ransomware attacks, to disrupt the event
By Zach Marzouk Published
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White House issues memorandum to bolster national security systems
News Agencies must now implement multi-factor authentication within 180 days, along with encryption for data at rest and in transit
By Danny Bradbury Published
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IOC defends China Olympics app after 'devastating flaw' revealed
News The app may even be breaking Google and Apple’s app store policies when it comes to privacy, according to Citizen Lab
By Zach Marzouk Published
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The government’s anti-encryption campaign shows it’s learned nothing from the war on drugs
Opinion Criminalisation has almost always backfired through history, pushing illicit materials further into the hands of criminals
By Connor Jones Published
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How to build a zero trust model
In-depth Threats are becoming greater and more diverse, but having a zero trust architecture could help your business defend its infrastructure
By Rene Millman Published
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US adds dozen Chinese tech companies to trade blacklist
News Decision was made due to concerns China could use the enterprises to break US encryption
By Sabina Weston Published
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Meta delays product-wide end-to-end encryption rollout until 2023
News The company wants to 'take its time' to implement the technology in a way that both protects privacy and prevents exposure to online harms
By Connor Jones Published
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Why the NCSC and telecoms firms are at loggerheads over quantum key distribution
In-depth In the face of mixed messages between the public and private sector, should businesses be wary of jumping on the bandwagon?
By Sabina Weston Published
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What should we do about encrypted messaging apps?
In-depth From WhatsApp to Telegram to Signal, the growth in use of end-to-end encryption messaging apps is soaring. But do their positives outweigh the risks of them being used by 'bad actors'?
By Jonathan Weinberg Published
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Multi-factor authentication deployment guide
Whitepaper A complete guide to selecting and deploying your MFA authentication guide
By ITPro Published
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UK gov must act now to regulate Facebook, says whistleblower
News Frances Haugen told members of the Online Safety Bill committee that the social network "is closing the door on us being able to act”
By Sabina Weston Published
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