All the stories tagged with encryption
Comcast Encrypting Basic Cable In The Near Future
04/15/2013, The FCC permitted cable providers to encrypt basic cable towards the end of last year and now Comcast has detailed its plans for moving ahead with cable encryption. Those who do not use a CableCard enabled device or a Comcast [...]
Federal Agents Are No Match For Apple iMessage Encryption
04/04/2013, Apple’s iMessage may be the playground for Anonymous to spread DDoS attacks, which coincidentally I was the victim of a few nights ago, but it seems the ability for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to eavesdrop on communications through its service [...]
Android and iOS devices to be made secure enough for Federal government use
11/16/2011, RIM has enjoyed success with their Blackberry smartphones in the past due to its secure nature. Encrypted emails plus the ability for organizations to control the contents of employees’ devices through BES made Blackberry smartphones the choice of enterprises and [...]
Samsung introduces the Secu-NFC chip with advanced encryption
11/15/2011, For those who might be worried about the security and safety of conducting NFC transactions, Samsung may be able to alleviate those fears with the introduction of a new NFC chip that is said to have raised the security level [...]
Windows Phone Market Place gets encryption
11/10/2011, Piracy has long moved on from ships boarding one another and plundering whatever is on board the other ship, to the much more modern (and less bloodthirsty method) version that involves unauthorized downloads of work in the digital format – [...]
Kingston DataTraveler D6000 is a secure thumb drive
09/28/2011, Do you carry secret or sensitive documents with you on the go? Perhaps you work for the government or an organization that deals with highly sensitive data, and if you’re looking for a secure way of carrying those computer files [...]
Dropbox isn’t as safe as you thought
05/13/2011, It has been reported that Dropbox, one of the most popular cloud storage options available, has been charged with an FTC complaint. Apparently the promises of keeping your files encrypted and secure on their servers are a lie, according to [...]
HIDEIN Key protects your data with a USB stick
05/09/2011, If you’ve been looking for a fast, easy, and reliable method to protect your files, sometimes digital encryption isn’t enough. Especially If you’re a fan of using weak passwords, or the same password for everything. How can you protect your [...]
Google Android suits up for businesses
04/08/2011, Google has just announced some new updates for Android to make the operating system more prominent in the corporate environment. First up we have a new Device Policy app that allows employees to locate lost or stolen devices on a [...]
Twitter beefs up security by enabling HTTPS
03/16/2011, It took the folks over at Twitter long enough to beef up their security. The micro-blogging service has just announced that they will be offering an optional “always on” HTTPS setting to its users. If you constantly use Twitter on [...]
Hiddn Crypto Adapter makes encryption a snap
02/13/2011, You must be pretty naive to store sensitive data on a portable device that could get lost or stolen, such as a USB flash drive or portable hard drive, but then again some of us out there tend to take [...]
Facebook to improve site security
01/26/2011, In a recent announcement on the Facebook blog, the world’s most popular social network will be taking some steps to beef up its security for the benefit of its users. In the coming future, users will be able to encrypt [...]
AT&T Encrypted Mobile Voice Service Announced
10/07/2010, Privacy buffs should take note that AT&T has announced the AT&T Encrypted Mobile Voice service, touted as the first carrier-provided two factor encryption service for calls on the AT&T network. The service combines KoolSpan’s TrustChip and SRA International’s One Vault [...]
