Latest Encryption articles

NHBC secures network with cloud-based two-factor authentication

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The National House-Building Council has secured access to its corporate network with Cryptocard authentication-as-a-service platform
06 Dec 2011

Blunkett: France tapped UK government emails

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David Blunkett tells delegates at the McAfee conference that France had been tapping UK emails while he was Home Secretary
26 Oct 2011

Hackers use SSL security tool to attack servers

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Group claims that an average server can be taken offline using only a single laptop and a broadband connection
25 Oct 2011

PHP users warned of bugged update

Serious bug affects certain cryptographic functions
23 Aug 2011

Scientists crack quantum cryptography

Researchers have created a device that can crack a quantum cryptographic key while itself remaining undetected
15 Aug 2011

Morgan Stanley loses 34,000 customer records

Two unencrypted CDs containing customer records go missing from brokerage giant
06 Jul 2011

Cyber crooks vs digital sleuths

Those skilled in steganography, digital watermarking and cryptography are in increasing demand on both sides of the law
12 May 2011

Researchers discover alternative to cryptography

Method involves hiding information 'in plain sight'
27 Apr 2011

Companies turn blind eye to cyber espionage threat

Ovum report urges firms to shore up defences as criminals target key personnel
09 Mar 2011

Gunners target secure player data

Buffalo NAS systems support Arsenal FC
24 Jan 2011

GCHQ may supply services to private firms

Government is looking into how the intelligence-gathering centre could sell expertise to the private sector
03 Dec 2010

Cloud is a delight for hackers, says Novell

But an identity-infused enterprise might resolve the problem
17 Sep 2010

Yorkshire Building Society breaches Data Protection Act

ICO finds building society in breach of law over inadequate information security
26 Aug 2010

Patient records left at bus stop

The ICO has found an NHS Trust to be in breach of the Data Protection Act
25 Aug 2010

Microsoft signs anti-hacking licence

The software company is working with cryptography experts to prevent sophisticated hacking attacks
30 Jul 2010

Six reasons why encryption vendors have a future – for now

Bob Tarzey, analyst and director at Quocirca blogs on the future of encryption
23 Jul 2010

Enfield Borough Council deploys 3,000 laptops for homeworking

Council deploys Sophos encryption technology across laptops to allow homeworking
02 Dec 2009

Five more NHS trusts involved in serious data breaches

Data still not being encrypted on laptops and mobile devices
17 Jul 2009

Two-thirds of organisations hit by data breach in last year

Public sector and financial services the biggest culprits
08 Jul 2009

100,000 Britons have pension data stolen

Laptop containing highly sensitive data on 109,000 penions members stolen
29 May 2009

Security lapses highlight need for mobile data encryption

Despite yet more data losses, more organisations are waking up to the need to encrypt mobile devices
05 May 2009

Patient data loss forces Trusts to adopt encryption

Trusts agree to encrypt mobile devices and prevent unauthorise downloading
30 Apr 2009

British Council breached Data Protection Act

Disks will be encrypted after Information Commissioner Ruling
17 Apr 2009

Businesses neglect risk management at their peril

Skimping on IT security is a false economy at the best of times, but is suicidal in a slump, writes Alan Calder
05 Mar 2009