An ongoing security vulnerability in iPhones and iPads is keeping VPN applications from doing their job. For iOS versions 13.3.1 and later, this bug remains unpatched and has been rated…
A vulnerability in Broadcom and Cypress WiFi chips makes it possible for attackers on your local WiFi network to decrypt your WPA2 encrypted internet traffic. The vuln, known as the…
The latest attack on encryption is here, and it’s being championed under the cover of - surprise surprise - a necessary step to protect the children. Senator Lindsey Graham and…
Representatives from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand recently finished a two day meeting in London where the countries renewed their commitment to seeking encryption backdoors from technology…
President Trump’s Attorney General, William Barr, has demanded the tech industry create encryption backdoors because he views encryption as a security risk. Barr made his illogical thoughts on encryption known…
As we march on into the "Internet of Things" where your fridge and toaster need security updates... There has been a call from multiple companies and organizations to standardize lightweight…
I have been writing a number of articles about the state of the NIST post-quantum cryptography competition, with short summaries on the projects and what they are all about. What…
We have been talking about the National Institute of Standards and Technologies' contest to find the most attractive new algorithms for quantum resistance. (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) In…
Authorities around the world have been calling for backdoors to be added to strong encryption for years – part of an even older battle. The view among all top security…
In the first article of this series, I wrote about the NIST Post-Quantum Competition and which ciphers advanced to the second round, meaning that they passed through basic scrutiny and…