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Bogus antivirus program uses a dozen stolen signing certificates

Hackers are regularly stealing code-signing certificates from developers, according to Microsoft

By Jeremy Kirk

Dec 16, 2013 3 mins

Access Control Data Breach Small and Medium Business

Update vulnerability in third-party SDK exposes some Android apps to attacks

Attackers could force apps using the HomeBase SDK to download and execute rogue code, researchers from Bitdefender said

By Lucian Constantin

Dec 10, 2013 5 mins

Encryption Malware Small and Medium Business

French government sub-CA issues unauthorized certificates for Google domains

The certificates were used to inspect encrypted traffic on a private network, Google said

By Lucian Constantin

Dec 9, 2013 5 mins

Encryption Malware Small and Medium Business

Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping?

Going the open source route to encrypt enterprise data has its own potential pitfalls

By Maria Korolov

Nov 25, 2013 9 mins

Encryption Enterprise Applications Open Source

Twitter tightens security against NSA snooping

The company calls on others to embrace 'perfect forward secrecy'

By Martyn Williams

Nov 22, 2013 2 mins

Encryption Malware Small and Medium Business

Cybercrime forum advertises financial malware that uses stealthy I2P communications

The malware uses the I2P darknet to communicate with its command-and-control servers, according to the sales pitch

By Lucian Constantin

Nov 21, 2013 3 mins

Encryption Malware Small and Medium Business

Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records from online dating network Cupid Media

The exposed information included email addresses and plaintext passwords

By Lucian Constantin

Nov 20, 2013 3 mins

Access Control Data Breach Small and Medium Business

Lavabit-DOJ dispute zeroes in on encryption key ownership

Enterprises should own and manage all keys, but that's easier said than done

By Jaikumar Vijayan

Nov 15, 2013 6 mins

Careers Cybercrime Encryption

Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms

Microsoft's scheduled security patches were accompanied by cryptography-related recommendations to stop using RC4 cipher and SHA-1

By Lucian Constantin

Nov 13, 2013 4 mins

Access Control Encryption Small and Medium Business

DOJ says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by ‘locking its front gate’

Email provider Lavabit shut down after having to give its encryption keys to the U.S. government

By John Ribeiro

Nov 13, 2013 3 mins

Collaboration Software Encryption Small and Medium Business