Tor Project is rolling out Counter Galois Onion encryption 2025-11-25 at 17:04 By Sinisa Markovic People who rely on Tor expect their traffic to move through the network without giving away who they are. That trust depends on the strength of the encryption that protects each hop. Tor developers are preparing a major upgrade called […]
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Quantum encryption is pushing satellite hardware to its limits 2025-11-24 at 09:11 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Colonel Ludovic Monnerat, Commander Space Command, Swiss Armed Forces, discusses how securing space assets is advancing in response to emerging quantum threats. He explains why satellite systems must move beyond traditional cryptography to remain
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Retailers are learning to say no to ransom demands 2025-11-06 at 07:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec Ransomware remains one of the biggest operational risks for retailers, but the latest data shows a shift in how these attacks unfold. Fewer incidents now lead to data encryption, recovery costs have dropped, and businesses are bouncing back faster. Yet
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Apple strengthens storage flexibility with new disk image formats 2025-10-03 at 08:04 By Sinisa Markovic Apple’s release of macOS 26 Tahoe introduced a new disk image format and updated an older one, both of which are drawing attention from system testers and forensic examiners. Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF) The Apple Sparse Image Format (ASIF)
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OpenSSL 3.6.0: New features, crypto support 2025-10-02 at 17:54 By Anamarija Pogorelec The OpenSSL Project has announced the release of OpenSSL 3.6.0, a feature update that brings significant functionality improvements, standards compliance, and a few key deprecations that developers and security teams will need to keep in mind. Key cryptographic enhancements OpenSSL 3.6.0 introduces several
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Google Drive for desktop will spot, stop and remedy ransomware damage 2025-10-01 at 16:33 By Zeljka Zorz Google has rolled out AI-powered ransomware detection and file restoration features in Drive for desktop, Google’s official file syncing and access app for Windows and macOS. Currently in open beta, this new layer of defense is not meant
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GitHub adds post-quantum protection for SSH access 2025-09-16 at 12:05 By Sinisa Markovic GitHub is adding post-quantum cryptography to secure SSH connections, a move that signals the company’s preparation for a time when current encryption may no longer be safe. What GitHub is changing GitHub has introduced a new type of SSH key that combines
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Nearly 500 researchers urge EU to rethink controversial CSAM scanning proposal 2025-09-09 at 10:22 By Mirko Zorz Nearly 500 scientists and researchers have signed an open letter warning that the latest version of the EU’s Chat Control Proposal would weaken digital security while failing to deliver meaningful protection for children. The signatories represent 34 countries
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FTC Calls on Tech Firms to Resist Foreign Anti-Encryption Demands 2025-08-26 at 11:03 By Eduard Kovacs Tech giants have received a letter from the FTC urging them not to weaken security and privacy at the request of foreign governments. The post FTC Calls on Tech Firms to Resist Foreign Anti-Encryption Demands appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Product showcase: iStorage datAshur PRO+C encrypted USB flash drive 2025-08-21 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec The iStorage datAshur PRO+C is a USB-C flash drive featuring AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. Available in capacities from 32 GB to 512 GB, the drive holds FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certification and operates without the need for software, making it
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Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data 2025-08-19 at 15:59 By Associated Press Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud. The post Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data appeared first on
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Git 2.51: Preparing for the future with SHA-256 2025-08-19 at 10:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec Git 2.51 is out, and the release continues the long process of modernizing the version control system. The update includes several technical changes, but one of the most important areas of work is Git’s move toward stronger cryptographic security through SHA-256
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NIST finalizes lightweight cryptography standard for small devices 2025-08-13 at 17:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized a lightweight cryptography standard to protect even the smallest networked devices from cyberattacks. Published as Ascon-Based Lightweight Cryptography Standards for Constrained Devices (NIST Special Publication 800-232), the standard offers tools for
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Product showcase: Apricorn Aegis NVX, a high-security, portable SSD 2025-08-13 at 08:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec The Apricorn Aegis NVX is a hardware-based 256-Bit AES XTS external SSD drive with integrated USB-C cable. Its storage capacities range from 500GB to 2TB. The device is OS free and cross-platform compatible. Design and build The drive comes with
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Order out of Chaos – Using Chaos Theory Encryption to Protect OT and IoT 2025-07-29 at 15:00 By Kevin Townsend The need for secure encryption in IoT and IIoT devices is obvious, and potentially critical for OT and, by extension, much of the critical infrastructure. The post Order out of Chaos – Using Chaos Theory
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Product showcase: iStorage diskAshur PRO3 2025-07-22 at 10:13 By Anamarija Pogorelec Data breaches seem to pop up in the news every other week, so it’s no surprise that keeping sensitive information safe has jumped to the top of the priority list for just about every industry. Hardware-encrypted drives like the iStorage diskAshur PRO3 address this
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pqcscan: Open-source post-quantum cryptography scanner 2025-07-14 at 09:04 By Mirko Zorz pqcscan is an open-source tool that lets users scan SSH and TLS servers to see which Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms they claim to support. It saves the results in JSON files. You can turn one or more of these files into an HTML report
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What EU’s PQC roadmap means on the ground 2025-07-10 at 09:11 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, David Warburton, Director at F5 Labs, discusses how the EU’s Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) roadmap aligns with global efforts and addresses both the technical and regulatory challenges of migrating to PQC. Warburton also outlines practical steps
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Product showcase: Protect your data with Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3NXC 2025-07-02 at 07:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec The Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3NXC is a 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted flash drive with a USB-C connector. It is available in storage capacities ranging from 4GB to 512GB and holds FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation. The device
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Encryption Backdoors: The Security Practitioners’ View 2025-06-19 at 14:08 By Kevin Townsend After decades of failed attempts to access encrypted communications, governments are shifting from persuasion to coercion—security experts say the risks are too high. The post Encryption Backdoors: The Security Practitioners’ View appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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