Data and Information Security

Lavaboom builds encrypted webmail service to resist snooping

The service has started accepting registrations for its upcoming beta testing period

VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend

The company has identified over two dozen affected product versions so far and is releasing updates

TrueCrypt source code audit finds no critical flaws or intentional backdoors

Some vulnerabilities were identified but are likely accidental, security auditors from iSEC Partners said

Tests confirm Heartbleed bug can expose server’s private key

CloudFlare said its challenge shows how dangerous is the OpenSSL bug

Entrust offer new certificates in wake of Heartbleed

Stung by file-encrypting malware, researchers fight back

Ransomware programs such as CryptoDefense, CryptorBit and HowDecrypt have left users enraged -- and often helpless

Low adoption rate of HSTS website security mechanism is worrying, EFF says

The advocacy group cites insufficient awareness among developers and lack of support across all browsers as the likely reasons

BlackBerry pushes upcoming BBM Protected for end-to-end encrypted messaging

Service expected to launch this summer

Yahoo! Encrypts! All! The! Things!

Yahoo has offered a public status update for its encryption projects, including announcing an encrypted version of Yahoo Messenger.

Yahoo turns on encryption between data centers

Users must, however, manually flip the switch for some sites like Yahoo News and Yahoo Sports