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Article | 1/12/2010 Analyst finds flaws in Canon image verification system
A cryptographic system used by Canon to ensure that digital images haven't been altered is flawed and can't be fixed, according to a Russian security ...
Article | 10/11/2010 Hotmail gets secure HTTPS option
Microsoft on Tuesday began offering users the option to secure their Hotmail sessions with HTTPS data encryption.
Article | 9/11/2010 Windows Phone 7 lacks on-device encryption
Many businesses will not be able to support Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system, which began shipping in the U.S. today. Like the competing G...
Article | 5/11/2010 Microsoft: Cloud services hampered by unclear data rules
The patchwork of rules across Europe regarding the handling of data poses a hurdle for Microsoft's efforts to provide cloud-based services, a senior M...
Article | 23/10/2010 How to secure iPads for corporate use
When Apple's iOS 4.2 debuts next month, it will offer enough features to make the iPad tablet a device that's safe for business if IT security teams t...
Article | 12/10/2010 Oracle database admins acknowledge security gaps
Database security is rife with pitfalls, according to 430 Oracle database administrators surveyed by the Independent Oracle Users Group.
Article | 21/09/2010 Survey finds low use of Microsoft encryption technology
Microsoft's full-disk encryption feature is not being widely used, even where it is part of the Windows operating system, according to a new survey re...
Article | 14/09/2010 CipherOptics debuts variable-speed encryptors
CipherOptics Tuesday announced a new encryption line built around a single hardware appliance that can be adjusted to work at speeds between 3 Mbps an...
Article | 8/09/2010 Getting your data safely across the border
Since the terrorist attack on the 9/11, the United States has sacrificed some freedoms and liberties in exchange for tighter security in an attempt to...
Article | 1/09/2010 Trend Micro brings encryption to the cloud
Trend Micro is blazing a new trail with a service called SecureCloud intended to give enterprises a way to encrypt data in cloud-computing environment...
Article | 11/08/2010 Toshiba feature wipes data when hard drives turned off
Toshiba on Tuesday introduced a new hard drive feature that can wipe out data after the storage devices are powered down.
Article | 6/08/2010 Indonesia presses RIM over its BlackBerry service
Indonesia is continuing to press Research In Motion (RIM) to allow monitoring of BlackBerry data for security reasons, a request made last year but re...
Article | 6/08/2010 Elcomsoft releases iPhone 4 password cracker
Russian password-cracking company Elcomsoft has released new software that can in some instances figure out the password used to encrypt backed-up iPh...
Article | 29/06/2010 Google moves encrypted search to a new site
Google's encrypted search engine, launched in May, has moved to a new Web address that isn't as convenient as its original one but that gives organisa...
Article | 21/06/2010 Firefox add-on encrypts Facebook and Twitter
Firefox users worried about Internet eavesdropping are being offered a new way to encrypt their interaction with a range of popular websites, includin...