As a general guideline, it's safe to assume that, with some shiny new "Totally Ultra Encrypted Mega Secure Chat4All" app, someone screwed up the crypto, somewhere. Crypto between a few people who can ...

Terrorists in the modern age have a tool in their arsenal that allows them to operate under the radar: technology. After a series of unexpected and devastating attacks, counterterrorism officials ...

What internet users Down Under say online will no longer be kept on the down low. On Thursday, Australia’s Parliament passed the Assistance and Access Bill. The legislation will force tech companies ...

As part of our contribution to Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re making today Encryption Awareness Day here at TechPolicyDaily.com. Encryption is a key aspect of cybersecurity. Indeed, it is hard ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Friday proposed a new cybersecurity law to force global technology companies such as Facebook and Google to help police by unscrambling ...

The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp Messenger has a major design flaw in its cryptographic implementation that could allow attackers to decrypt intercepted messages, according to a Dutch ...

On Friday the government proposed a law that would force tech companies including Google and Facebook to decrypt messages sent by criminals and terrorists, Bloomberg reports. While a warrant would be ...

A vulnerability in iOS encryption could allow skilled attackers to intercept iMessages and decrypt iCloud photos. Researchers told The Washington Post the flaw could be exploited “to decrypt photos ...

During World War II, the Allied powers intercepted huge volumes of radio communications being used by the Axis powers to coordinate military activity. Many intercepted messages had been encrypted ...