Oracle announces new cloud security tools
Two new services will help customers to secure their Oracle Cloud environment.
Oracle announced the general availability of two cloud security tools that are designed to help reduce the risk of data breaches caused by human error.
The new services, Oracle Cloud Guard and Maximum Security Zone...
Zoom rolls out improved encryption to all users anyway
Zoom will offer stronger encryption to non-paying users after all. Initially, the intention was to make end-to-end encryption available only for paying users.
Due to the worldwide shift in remote working caused by the coronavirus, the Zoom video communication app became one of the services that ...
BlueJeans improves encryption in its video conferencing app
The BlueJeans video conferencing platform will tackle security in the upcoming update. Stronger encryption and the addition of a waiting area should provide users with a more secure experience.
In a time when almost everyone has to work from home due to the coronacrisis, many businesses are swit...
IBM launches toolkit for developers to implement full encryption
IBM launched a free toolkit designed to help developers implement full homomorphic encryption (FHE). This technology allows authorised individuals to read, edit, and store encrypted data without the need to decode it.
The toolkit includes an example implementation to help developers learn how to...
A lot of companies apply encryption for the wrong reason
If you ask enterprise organizations about their encryption policies, you can conclude that they are applying it more often than before. Encryption has become a vital part of their IT strategy. However, the motivation behind it is not always the right one. Often, compliance with laws and regulations...
Zoom rolls out version 5.0 with enhanced security for users
Chat application Zoom announces the rollout of version 5.0. The new version should improve user security and prevent a new way of trolling on the videoconference tool.
At the beginning of April, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan announced a 90-day feature freeze to solely focus on improving the security and th...
Blockchain-based encryption makes password cracking virtually impossible
The non-profit Tide Foundation states that it has created blockchain-based encryption, which is virtually impossible to crack. The encryption method is part of an open source framework to protect personally identifiable information.
For the approach, the organization uses a technique called splinter...
Microsoft changes SSD security settings to encrypt your data
Last June, security researchers discovered that it was quite easy to bypass SSD hardware encryption. This required a maximum of one hundred euros in tools to reset the SSD drive's firmware. Microsoft now seems to have solved that problem.
The problem found only affected the hardware encryption of da...
Australia adopts controversial law on encryption
The Australian Parliament has passed a law requiring all tech companies to hand over encrypted data if requested to do so by the police. That's what Silicon Angle reports. The law has been widely criticised by privacy campaigners.
The government states that the law is necessary to fight organised cr...