Pro Quantum encryption: no silver bullet While offering huge improvements in security, quantum encryption is no cure all for information security 14 Nov
Pro Secure Hash Algorithm 1 deemed unsafe Researchers have achieved the first practical SHA-1 collision, generating two PDF files with the same signature 24 Feb
Pro Encrypted comms could have an undetectable backdoor Researchers warn about the use of standardised or hard-coded primes in existing cryptosystems 13 Oct
Pro Google hopes to thwart quantum computers cracking internet encryption New cryptography techniques may future-proof internet comms 8 Jul
Insights Ransomware attacks common for Irish organisations Preliminary survey results show extent of crypto-malware, and organisations’ response 15 Feb
Pro OpenSSL patches vulnerabilities in crypto library Updates fix issues in how some Diffie-Hellman parameters are generated, and they close up SSLv2 protocol weaknesses 29 Jan
Pro IBM offers to take on authentication for developers Incorporated Identity Mixer, a cryptographic tool designed to handle authentication for third-party applications, into Bluemix 23 Nov
Blogs Quantum computing and cryptography Will all encryption become breakable with the advent of quantum computers? 28 Aug
Pro Amazon releases open source cryptographic module S2n module could serve as a leaner replacement for the OpenSSL TLS module 1 Jul
Pro Software devs failing to implement crypto correctly Lack of training and complexity leads to widespread encryption failures 29 Jun
Pro Microsoft fixes critical crypto flaw Vulnerability in SChannel component could expose servers to remote code execution attacks 13 Nov
Life Computer passes Turing Test by posing as a teenager Eugene mimics responses of a 13-year-old boy, fools some human judges 9 Jun
Life NSA looking to crack all encryption with quantum computer Security project could render current security measures useless 3 Jan
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