Cryptography

WhatsApp hack: Pegasus scandal highlights India's self-destructive lack of oversight over its intelligence services

In 2018, Citizen Lab first published findings demonstrating that an Israeli company, NSO Group, had exploited vulnerabilities in operating systems to create Pegasus, a system capable of hijacking targeted phones

Mistrust among US allies leads international experts to force NSA to step back from cryptography fight

More than a dozen of the experts involved in the approval process for Simon and Speck feared that if the NSA was able to crack the encryption techniques, it would gain a “back door” into coded transmissions, according to the interviews and emails and other documents seen by Reuters.

Microsoft announces 'Coco Framework' to remove complexities of blockchain technology

With a rise in the adoption of blockchain technology, Microsoft announced 'Coco Framework', an innovation that aims to reduce complexities for enterprises.

Unhackable Telecom Networks Come A Step Closer

Researchers have come up with a way of protecting telecoms networks using quantum cryptography without the need for expensive dedicated optical fibre links.

SafeNet Unveils White Box Cryptography Software Protection Solution

Solution protects security algorithms from attacks in "white box" environments.

Hacker breaks into electronic safes without a trace at Defcon

A hacker demonstrated techniques to compromise electronic safes with cryptographic locks at the Defcon hacking conference.

Google Doodle commemorates 'father of information theory' Claude Shannon on his 100th birthday

Today's Google Doodle honours the 'father of information theory' - Claude Shannon.

British schools to hold code-breaking contests

Schools in Britain may soon conduct competitions to break secret codes, aimed at developing the next generation of cyber security experts...

LinkedIn 'salts' passwords to prevent future breach

LinkedIn has said all member passwords were now "salted" -- a technique that greatly increases the time and computer power needed to crack an encrypted password.

LinkedIn 'salts' passwords to prevent future breach

LinkedIn has said all member passwords were now "salted" -- a technique that greatly increases the time and computer power needed to crack an encrypted password.