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Zero-day flaw found in Web encryption
News Security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Authentication, Security, Business security, SSL, Authentication and encryption, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, Encryption
Amazon's cloud gets multi-factor authentication
News Amazon Web Services customers will be able to buy small device that adds extra security to their accounts, but the code-generators are currently only available in United States.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Cloud computing, Authentication, E-mail Address, Security, Device, online banking, Password, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing
New Firefox patches authentication security holes
News Mozilla addresses two critical problems related to the browser's handling of authentication processes, which could let an attacker see encrypted data or take over a machine.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Authentication, Security, Mozilla Corp., computer, Mozilla Firefox, blog, blog posting, Network security
Chink in encryption armor discovered
News An underlying flaw in the OpenSSH encryption protocol has been revealed by academics.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, OpenSSH, SSH, IT Professional, Encryption, Information Security, Flaw, Server, Attacker, RFC
Researchers exploit flaws in SSL, domain authentication system
News Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike explain how flaws in the way domain names are verified on the Internet could allow attackers to impersonate a site and steal information from unsuspecting Web surfers.
Tags: Network security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Web sites, Authentication, Security, SSL, Domain Name, Web Browser, Vulnerability
Google Apps users to get OpenID authentication
News Search giant extends single log-in for access to a variety of sites to millions of users of the business and educational versions of Google Apps.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Authentication, Google Inc., Environment, productivity suite, blog, Google Apps, Authentication and encryption, board
Flaw in wireless encryption found
News Security experts got a scare recently after a hole was found in an encryption code, allowing hackers to easily snatch transmissions passing through wireless networks.
Bug may expose encrypted e-mail
News Weakness in open-source GnuPG cryptography technology could let miscreants tamper with digitally signed, "secure" messages.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Hacking, Security Management, E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Open source
Encryption not the key to data security
News Policies, processes and a "corporate ethos" of care of data are more important in securing sensitive information than using encryption technology, a user panel advises.
Tags: Authentication and encryption
Asymmetrical encryption: Taking it outside
News The problem with private keys lies in their distribution. In order to get a private key to someone, they have to be able to know what it is. If sent across a non-secure channel, there is a likelihood that the key will be compromised.
Saluting the data encryption legacy
News comment Security expert Bruce Schneier looks at how cryptography has blossomed from a secretive NSA technology to a global public tool.
Tags: Authentication and encryption
Court to revisit encryption ruling
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Flaw found in Office encryption
News Snoopers could decode password-protected files in Microsoft programs, a security researcher warns.
Tags: Authentication and encryption
XML encryption specs approved
News The Web's leading standards group approved on Tuesday two XML encryption specifications, a move that promises to boost the development of secure Web services.
WPA wireless encryption cracked
News At upcoming conference, researchers will detail how key encryption feature used in securing wireless systems can be cracked.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WEP, Encryption, Wireless, PC World, TKIP, cash register, WPA, Wi-Fi
