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Protecting your iCloud data after Apple’s Advanced Data Protection removal in the UK

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Protecting your iCloud data after Apple’s Advanced Data Protection removal in the UK 2025-03-19 at 07:16 By Help Net Security Advanced Data Protection (ADP) secures iCloud data with end-to-end encryption. This ensures that no one, not even Apple, can access the encrypted data, which remains secure even in the event of a cloud breach. As […]

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NIST Announces HQC as Fifth Standardized Post Quantum Algorithm

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NIST Announces HQC as Fifth Standardized Post Quantum Algorithm 2025-03-17 at 19:58 By Kevin Townsend First choices for both KEMs and DSAs are already standardized, and organizations should not wait for the backups to be available before migrating to PQC. The post NIST Announces HQC as Fifth Standardized Post Quantum Algorithm appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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How to encrypt and secure sensitive files on macOS

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How to encrypt and secure sensitive files on macOS 2025-03-17 at 18:14 By Anamarija Pogorelec Encrypting files keeps sensitive data like personal details, finances, and passwords safe from attackers by making them unreadable to unauthorized users. Encryption also safeguards data in case of device loss or theft, preventing malicious actors from accessing or misusing the

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NIST selects HQC as backup algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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NIST selects HQC as backup algorithm for post-quantum encryption 2025-03-12 at 13:32 By Help Net Security Last year, NIST standardized a set of encryption algorithms that can keep data secure from a cyberattack by a future quantum computer. Now, NIST has selected a backup algorithm that can provide a second line of defense for the

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Why a push for encryption backdoors is a global security risk

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Why a push for encryption backdoors is a global security risk 2025-03-04 at 07:36 By Help Net Security Governments in the UK, US, and Europe are pressuring tech companies to weaken encryption in the name of security. The latest push from the UK government demanding Apple create a backdoor to encrypted iCloud data is just

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Mastering the cybersecurity tightrope of protection, detection, and response

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Mastering the cybersecurity tightrope of protection, detection, and response 2025-02-21 at 08:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Chester Wisniewski, Director and Global Field CISO at Sophos, discusses the shifting ransomware landscape, the risks posed by quantum decryption threats, and the role of vendor security validation. Wisniewski notes that cyber resilience is

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The UK’s secret iCloud backdoor request: A dangerous step toward Orwellian mass surveillance

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The UK’s secret iCloud backdoor request: A dangerous step toward Orwellian mass surveillance 2025-02-13 at 07:30 By Help Net Security The United Kingdom government has secretly requested that Apple build a backdoor into its iCloud service, granting the government unrestricted access to users’ private data. This revelation deeply concerns me – it is a blatant

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OpenNHP: Cryptography-driven zero trust protocol

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OpenNHP: Cryptography-driven zero trust protocol 2025-02-05 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz OpenNHP is the open-source implementation of NHP (Network-resource Hiding Protocol), a cryptography-based zero trust protocol for safeguarding servers and data. OpenNHP offers the following benefits: Reduces attack surface by hiding infrastructure Prevents unauthorized network reconnaissance Mitigates vulnerability exploitation Stops phishing via encrypted DNS Protects

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Aim for crypto-agility, prepare for the long haul

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Aim for crypto-agility, prepare for the long haul 2025-02-04 at 07:33 By Help Net Security While organizations have long experimented with various facets of digital transformation, the journey toward crypto-agility is one of the most significant technological transitions of our time. Success in the emerging quantum era will require technical expertise, strategic foresight, careful planning,

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Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to Encryption

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Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to Encryption 2025-02-03 at 17:03 By Kevin Townsend 2025 is an important year – it is probably our last chance to start our migration to post quantum cryptography before we are all undone by cryptographically relevant quantum computers. The post Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to

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GUI frontends for GnuPG, the free implementation of the OpenPGP standard

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GUI frontends for GnuPG, the free implementation of the OpenPGP standard 2025-01-24 at 07:20 By Help Net Security GnuPG is a free and comprehensive implementation of the OpenPGP standard. It enables encryption and signing of data and communications, featuring a key management system and support for public key directories. While primarily a command-line tool, GnuPG

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8+ US telcos compromised, FBI advises Americans to use encrypted communications

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8+ US telcos compromised, FBI advises Americans to use encrypted communications 2024-12-05 at 14:24 By Zeljka Zorz FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officials have advised Americans to use encrypted call and messaging apps to protect their communications from threat actors that have – and will – burrow into the networks and systems

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Preparing for Q-day: The essential role of cloud migration in securing enterprise data

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Preparing for Q-day: The essential role of cloud migration in securing enterprise data 2024-12-05 at 07:34 By Help Net Security As the era of quantum computing draws closer, businesses face a new and unprecedented threat to data security: “Q-day.” This looming turning point—when quantum machines can break traditional encryption with ease—has the potential to upend

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Building trust in tokenized economies

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Building trust in tokenized economies 2024-12-05 at 06:49 By Help Net Security As the tokenized economy expands, the digital landscape is reshaped by decentralized systems and new forms of asset ownership. In this Help Net Security video, Jeremy Bradley, COO of Zama, explores the emerging privacy-preserving technologies that can help solve this challenge, focusing on

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Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals

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Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals 2024-12-03 at 17:18 By Zeljka Zorz A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created by criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch Police) The Matrix encrypted chat service Matrix – also know as Mactrix, Totalsec, X-quantum,

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Choosing the right secure messaging app for your organization

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Choosing the right secure messaging app for your organization 2024-11-27 at 07:18 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Liad Shnell, CTO at Rakuten Viber, discusses what organizations should look for in secure messaging apps, including encryption, privacy standards, and ease of integration. Shnell also covers the need for a multi-layered approach to

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AI Kuru, cybersecurity and quantum computing

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AI Kuru, cybersecurity and quantum computing 2024-11-25 at 08:13 By Help Net Security As we continue to delegate more infrastructure operations to artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computers are advancing towards Q-day (i.e., the day when quantum computers can break current encryption methods). This could compromise the security of digital communications, as well as autonomous control

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Google on scaling differential privacy across nearly three billion devices

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Google on scaling differential privacy across nearly three billion devices 2024-10-31 at 15:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Miguel Guevara, Product Manager, Privacy Safety and Security at Google, discusses the complexities involved in scaling differential privacy technology across large systems. He emphasizes the need to develop secure, private, and user-controlled products

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Controversial Windows Recall AI Search Tool Returns With Proof-of-Presence Encryption, Data Isolation

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Controversial Windows Recall AI Search Tool Returns With Proof-of-Presence Encryption, Data Isolation 2024-09-27 at 21:01 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft reboots controversial Windows Recall with proof-of-presence encryption, anti-tampering checks, and secure enclave data management. The post Controversial Windows Recall AI Search Tool Returns With Proof-of-Presence Encryption, Data Isolation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement

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Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement 2024-09-18 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz Another encrypted communication platform used by criminals has been dismantled and its alleged mastermind arrested, the Australian Federal Police has announced on Tuesday. “AFP Operation Kraken charged a NSW man, aged 32, for creating and administering Ghost, a dedicated

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