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Tag Archives: Cryptography
Lottery chief who “rigged the randomness” is jailed for 10 years
He was supposed to protect the lottery from fraudsters and cheats, but the court was told that he used USB malware to cheat the lottery himself.
“I will not knit my own cryptography!” 60 Second Security
Watch this week’s episode of our upbeat 1-minute security news video…
Obama opts for “good cop” approach with encryption backdoors
The Obama administration won’t seek legislation to force technology companies to decrypt communications, FBI Director James Comey told Congress in a public hearing on Thursday.
Your identity is secured by TWO Caesar ciphers! [Chet Chat Podcast 217]
Listen to the latest episode of our computer security podcast – from cyberdétente to cyberknitting… 
South Korea: Medical data delivers yet another identity crisis
Remember how we TOLD you not to knit your own cryptography? Well, we’re telling you again!
Patreon crowdfunding site hacked – all it takes is one mistake…
Debugging a test version of your website with real data? Best to have it on a test network, not the real internet!
Malware in the App Store? You CANNOT be SERIOUS! [Chet Chat Podcast 215]
Take a listen to the latest Chet Chat podcast, our fun-but-informative weekly commentary on the latest computer security issues.
US senator blocks proposed surveillance law opposed by Facebook and Google
Lobbying pressure from an alliance of big internet companies and civil liberties groups – and the resistance of one steadfast US senator – forced the Senate Intelligence Committee to withdraw proposed legislation requiring social media companies to report “terrorist activity” to the government.
Apple iOS 9 is out – with a LOT of security holes patched
As usual, we recommend updating as soon as you can, for the fixes much more than the features.