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Article | 30/11/2011 MobileIron's management software prepares for Android
MobileIron hopes to help businesses prepare for what it believes will be an onslaught of Android phones in 2012 with an updated version of its mobile ...
Article | 29/11/2011 Twitter scoops up mobile security developer Whisper Systems
Twitter may be planning to boost its mobile security options with the acquisition of Whisper Systems, a company that offers security products for Andr...
Article | 24/11/2011 Google protects its current HTTPS traffic against future attacks
Google has modified the encryption method used by its HTTPS-enabled services including Gmail, Docs and Google+, in order to prevent current traffic fr...
Article | 22/11/2011 OpenPGP JavaScript implementation allows webmail encryption
Researchers from German security firm Recurity Labs have released a JavaScript implementation of the OpenPGP specification that allows users to encryp...
Article | 23/10/2011 Widely used encryption standard is insecure, say experts
A weakness in XML Encryption can be exploited to decrypt sensitive information, researchers say.
Article | 19/10/2011 Google search to have default encryption
Google is rolling out over the next weeks default encryption using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) on searches for users signing in with their accounts, th...
Article | 5/10/2011 Amazon adds free encryption to storage service
Using Amazon Web Services' new Server Side Encryption feature, enterprises will at no extra cost be able to encrypt data stored on the company's Simpl...
Article | 23/09/2011 EFF inspects encryption tool for Adium, Pidgin IM clients
The digital watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lent a technical hand to fix security problems in a tool used to encrypt instant messenger c...
Article | 16/09/2011 PCI point-to-point encryption guidelines raise new questions
The PCI Security Standards Council today is expected to issue guidelines on use of point-to-point encryption in protecting sensitive payment card data...
Article | 30/08/2011 Google says Gmail attack focused on Iranian targets
Google said late Sunday that an attack mounted against its Gmail service targeted users primarily located in Iran, although the company has taken step...
Article | 24/08/2011 Twitter turns on SSL encryption for some users
Twitter is slowly turning on automatic encryption on its website, a move following other major providers of web-based services to thwart account hijac...
Article | 19/08/2011 AES proved vulnerable by Microsoft researchers
Researchers from Microsoft and the Dutch Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered a way to break the widely used Advanced Encryption Standard (A...
Article | 28/06/2011 Cellcrypt releases encrypted voice call app for the iPhone
Cellcrypt released a version of its voice encryption software for Apple's iPhone on Tuesday, adding to its portfolio of software to prevent eavesdropp...
Article | 22/06/2011 The good, bad & ugly of Dropbox authentication error
Online storage service Dropbox made an embarrassing error Monday, turning off password authentication for millions of users.
Article | 18/05/2011 Dropbox speaks out on data security controversy
Dropbox has been making headlines this week, but not the kind of headlines that companies like to make. A complaint filed with the FTC accuses the clo...