December 19, 2018

How not to secure US missile defences

One BMDS site’s patching was so deficient, it failed to address a critical vulnerability that first came to light nearly three decades ago.

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May 24, 2017

LastPass’s new cloud backup option – sunny skies or a brewing storm?

Cloud backup for the password manager's Authenticator certainly reduces the hassle for users - but it's a security compromise

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April 24, 2017

Top secret messages sent via Confide might not be so secret after all

Confide, an app used by some Washington insiders, denies claims in lawsuit that it doesn't prevent screenshots on all platforms

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February 13, 2017

‘Paranoid’ Republicans flock to app that wipes conversations

But why has one particular app - Confide - become the messaging platform of choice for security-conscious politicians?

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January 27, 2017

Trump’s attorney-general choice wants to ‘overcome encryption’

Jeff Sessions' remarks widely seen as a reference to backdoors, despite industry's opposition to them

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January 12, 2017

Insurer hit with fine after unencrypted NAS stolen

Fine falls short of maximum possible despite lack of encryption and mysterious circumstances of the drive's disappearance

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December 16, 2016

Backdoors ‘punish the wrong people’, EU security body warns

EU security body comes out strongly against governments compromising encryption, warning of decreased trust and innovation

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November 16, 2016

WhatsApp tightens user privacy with encrypted video calls

End-to-end encryption is everywhere - but who is protecting whom?

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January 22, 2016

Why your health data isn’t as secure as it should be

What are healthcare providers doing to put a stop to the worrying trend of health data breaches and medical ID theft? Not enough, it turns out.

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