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Microsoft is cutting off a legacy cipher that caused decades of damage

Microsoft is finally ripping out one of the weakest links in its identity stack, cutting off a legacy cipher that attackers ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away.
CoinTelegraph

The EU’s two-tier encryption vision is digital feudalism

EU's ProtectEU mandates on-device scanning before encryption, creating a two-tier security system where states encrypt while citizens are surveilled. Digital feudalism codified. Sam Altman, CEO of ...
Ars Technica

Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement

The encryption protecting communications against criminal and nation-state snooping is under threat. As private industry and governments get closer to building useful quantum computers, the algorithms ...
The Conversation

The world’s most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack. A new encryption method can help

Qiang Tang receives funding from Google via Digital Future Initiative to support the research on this project. Moti Yung works for Google as a distinguished research scientist. Yanan Li is supported ...
TechSpot

Gmail gets end-to-end encryption – but only if you're a Workspace user

In context: End-to-end encryption can greatly enhance security in email communications, but it demands commitment from both parties. Google is now simplifying the process with a new message exchange ...
PC Magazine

Post-Quantum Encryption: The VPN Buzzword You Should Actually Care About

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...
ABC News

Des Moines Public Schools superintendent detained by ICE

ICE said he was in the country illegally and had a final order of removal. The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Friday, ...
Science Daily

Tiny quantum dots unlock the future of unbreakable encryption

Quantum Cryptography with quantum dot based compact and high rate single photon nano-devices. Credit: Lars Luder Physicists have developed a breakthrough concept in quantum encryption that makes ...
The Verge

UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

Opening the door for Apple to bring ADP iCloud encryption back to the UK. Opening the door for Apple to bring ADP iCloud encryption back to the UK. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...
Wired

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...