Virus analysts at Kaspersky Lab (my employer) have intercepted a new variant of Gpcode, a malicious virus that encrypts important files on an infected desktop and demands payment for a key to recover ...
In a post on Wednesday, researchers Alex Halderman and Nadia Heninger presented compelling research suggesting that the NSA has developed the capability to decrypt a large number of HTTPS, SSH, and ...
It’s actually possible for entities with vast computing resources – such as the NSA and major national governments – to compromise commonly used Diffie-Hellman key exchange groups, so it’s time for ...
There have been several rumors in the past detailing how the National Security Agency (NSA) can decrypt a substantial portion of encoded Internet traffic. This should not come as a surprise to some ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some Edward Snowden leaks have revealed that the NSA and other intelligence agencies can break encryption barriers for mass ...
The National Security Agency is bypassing encrypted Internet connections because the encryption data is all the same, researchers posited this week. It has long been believed the NSA had a way to ...
Starting next month even updated machines may face issues when browsing websites with SSL certificates that are below the new minimum of 1,024 bits Starting next month, updated Windows operating ...