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SHA-1 in digital certificates and cryptographic keys hasn't been safe for years. With the world's first successful collision attack, the clock has run out for the hash function
The program's creator asks for payments but doesn't have the encryption key to unlock victims' files
Ransomware attacks target various types of systems and businesses and are unlikely to stop
Google doesn't seem to trust the current system, as it has launched its own security certificates
The latest OpenSSL update may only address moderate-severity vulnerabilities, but admins shouldn't get lax about staying current with the patches
Facebook joins Google, Salesforce, GitHub, Dashlane, and Dropbox in supporting FIDO U2F to help prevent attackers from hacking user accounts
Critics are concerned he may roll back privacy reforms, like restrictions on collection of bulk telephone metadata, and may try to introduce curbs on the use of encryption
Starting in April, if a JAR file is signed with MD5, Oracle will treat it as unsigned
Google's Key Transparency project offers a model of a public lookup service for encryption keys
Google prides itself on its encryption efforts, but it lags behind Amazon and Microsoft in providing encryption tools for the cloud