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Apple introduced three advanced security features focused on protecting against threats to user data in the cloud, representing the next step in its ongoing effort to provide users with even stronger ways to protect their data. With iMessage Contact Key Verification, users can verify they are communicating only with whom they intend. With Security Keys for Apple ID, users have
The past few weeks have seen most of the tech industry line up against law enforcement and intelligence agencies over the matter of encryption and privacy. I particularly liked Google's recent conversion to privacy as it wasn't that long ago that Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, said that, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't
Given that George Orwell was English, one might think the British would be all too aware of the dangers of a police state. Despite being one of the most surveilled countries in the world with one security camera for every eleven people, politicians in the UK have put forward plans to record the online activities of people in the UK
Outdated encryption is to blame for a new risk on your cellular device. According to a report by SRLabs and research which will be presented at BlackHat on July 31st, the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card can be hacked in a few ways, including through SMS messages. According to SRLabs, SIM cards use 56-bit DES encryption - a technology created in
Rocstor specialise in data storage and secure encryption solutions: that's encrypted external hard drives to you and me, but it's an increasingly important market. Andy and Scott talk to Anthony Rink from Rocstor about how their products can keep your data safe. Rocstor offers a range of external data storage products with real-time encryption built-in as standard. The encrypted drives
"If you've nothing to hide then you've nothing to fear" is often trotted out in the debate around privacy and secrecy. Superficially it seems reasonable but even with a modicum of critical thinking, the adage becomes trite and flawed. However, even if you did believe that "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" was reasonable, then the latest report from the British 2011
Rocstor has unveiled a new portable external hard drive that practically guarantees that your data won't be stolen. The hard drive, which comes in capacities up to 1 TB, has a slot for a smart card. Enter the card, punch in your code (which you choose), and you unlock the drive and all of the data you have stored on