Tag: Technology

Legislation to create a uniform national standard for notifying consumers of data breaches affecting their credit cards, medical records and other aspects of digital life has been pending for several years.

The 2 cybersecurity issues awaiting Congress this summer

Charlie Mitchell · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

Researchers noted that the physical method of cracking a cryptographic algorithm, commonly known as a "side-channel attack," works even against even sophisticated 4,096-bit encryption keys. (AP Photo)

Report: Computer noise can give away encryption keys

Rudy Takala · June 2, 2016 9:35 pm

Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden said this bill leaves "workers, families and businesses wanting." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Encryption divide locks up lawmakers

Susan Ferrechio · May 9, 2016 4:01 am

FBI Director James Comey has suggested the hack works only on the iPhone 5c, rendering it already outdated and greatly diminishing the significance of any decision about whether to share it with Apple. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

National Security

FBI expected to oppose sharing Apple hack

Rudy Takala · April 27, 2016 3:19 pm

Facebook's WhatsApp and Apple's iMessage are generally viewed as the most cutting-edge options for end-to-end encryption currently available. (AP Photo)

National Security

Pentagon wants help building encrypted messaging system

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 9:35 pm

"I think the intelligence community ... Director [James] Comey of the FBI, [Adm. Mike] Rogers of the NSA, have been pretty consistent in support of strong encryption," James Clapper said. (AP Photo)

National Security

Intel chief: Community supports strong encryption

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 4:37 pm

As Berin Szoka of think tank TechFreedom puts it: "Europe has a collective insecurity complex about the Internet." When it isn't attacking Google, it's trying to regulate blogs. (istock photo)

The European Union picks a fight with Google

Dan Hannan · April 25, 2016 4:02 am

Rep. Ted Lieu in February coauthored the Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications, or ENCRYPT Act, a bill that aims to protect strong encryption standards from being threatened by state laws. (AP photo)

Momentum shifts to pro-encryption lawmakers

Rudy Takala · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

The iPhone "helped investigators address lingering concern that the two may have [had] help, perhaps from friends and family," officials told CNN. (AP Photo)

National Security

FBI: No info is still good info when it comes to iPhone

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 9:05 pm

National Security

Viber app announces end-to-end encryption

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 1:30 pm

A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for selling 150,000 documents revealing government and military encryption secrets.

National Security

China imposes death sentence for selling encryption secrets

Rudy Takala · April 19, 2016 12:26 pm

National Security

Blackberry may have handed encryption keys to Canadian authorities

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 9:20 pm