Google will roll out end-to-end encryption for Android Messages
For the past 18 months, Google has been rolling out the next-gen messaging app for Android users. It will replace old, insecure, and clunky SMS messaging apps. The company now says that the rollout is complete, with the next plan being to bring end-to-end encryption to the app in 2021.
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Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed U.S. agreement with FTC
The Federal Trade Commission has said that Zoom Video Communications must apply a new information security program as part of its recommended settlement with United States regulators concerning user privacy issues.
There were no financial obligations mentioned in the resolution, but FTC warned t...
European Council wants ‘master key’ for encrypted messages
The European Council of Ministers is working on a proposal that would oblige chat applications such as WhatsApp and Signal to develop methods for intelligence services to view messages on the platforms.
The proposal follows a recent terrorist attack that took place in Vienna. A sympathizer of th...
Zoom’s end-to-end encryption will roll out in 4 phases
Zoom will start rolling out end-to-end encryption next week. The company plans to begin with a technical preview to get feedback from users in the first 30 days. After that, it will follow phase 1 with three more stages before fully launching.
The announcement was made on Wednesday as part...
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...