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Symantec eyes up ID management space
News Looking for further expansion, Symantec is considering delving into identity management, encryption and a range of managed services, the security giant's chief said on Monday. In a meeting with reporters after his keynote presentation, he said... [09 May 2006]
Zimmermann hits back at 'terrorist aid' accusations
News The offensive emails blamed Zimmermann, and encryption software in general, for aiding and abetting the terrorist attacks. This has led to the questioning of the wide availability of encryption software, as advocated and written by people such as... [27 Sep 2001]
Encryption keys aren't safe on servers, report warns
News Private encryption keys can be held on a user's network and used to code and decode confidential data sent over the Web. McEvoy and other encryption experts also think that keys should be kept on hardware because it takes up too much bandwidth on... [06 Jan 2000]
'The big IAM' tops security chiefs' shopping lists
News Encryption, identity and access management systems and intrusion detection should be near the top of any corporate shopping list, according to leading security chiefs. One security chief from the banking industry said encryption has become... [19 Sep 2006]
Trusted computing 'can't be trusted'
News Cryptographers and security firms took opposite sides over the potential privacy dangers of trusted computing, an initiative to use encryption to secure information from hackers and, in some cases, the PC's user. [17 Apr 2003]
Intel criticises Windows 2000 encryption
News Greenhalgh, of Intel's Network and Communications Group, told Silicon.com that companies that want high levels of internal security without degrading the performance of their LAN (Local Area Network) should avoid using the encryption facility in... [16 Sep 1999]
Intel to open up security code
News Intel is planning to open-source its security code, including its high-level encryption and digital certificate software, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The standard covers encryption, certificate management, key recovery, and... [10 Apr 2000]
Pretty Good Privacy pretty much dead
News PGP, or "Pretty Good Privacy", is a popular PKI standard used for desktop and email encryption, and was bought by Network Associates (NAI) in 1997. The technology was created in the early 1990s by encryption guru Phil Zimmerman and was based on... [07 Mar 2002]
Vista will safeguard HD disposal, says Microsoft
News Microsoft claims businesses planning to use Vista together with its Bitlocker hard drive encryption technology will have an easy and safe way to dispose of their hard disks. Bitlocker encryption uses a Trusted Platform Module, a chip that sits on... [26 Apr 2006]
'Irresponsible' encryption experts threaten corporate security
News A similar number of respondents felt an independent body should be set up by the government and industry to monitor the purchase and use of encryption technology. According to Chandraekaran, problems occur particularly after PKI technology has been... [30 Jan 2002]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News Businesses are using encryption, thin-client and other security technologies to tackle the increasing problem of laptop theft and the associated risk to corporate data. Half of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said they are using or... [15 May 2007]
Court overturns US encryption export ban
News The case turned on a lawsuit filed by mathematics professor, Daniel Bernstein, who created an encryption program and wanted to export it for academic comment. Robert Carolina, lawyer at UK firm, Tarlo Lyons, explained that the ruling is only a... [07 May 1999]
Zergo offers key escrow compromise
News Security specialist Zergo has come up with an alternative to key escrow in response to the UK government's call for input on its encryption and ecommerce legislation. The policy proposed to give police full access to encryption codes, but... [01 Apr 1999]
Ripa encryption keys clause to get the go-ahead?
News The UK government is preparing to give the police the authority to force organisations and individuals to disclose encryption keys, a move which has outraged some security and civil rights experts. But the Home Office, which has just launched a... [18 May 2006]
Cisco tightens VoIP security
News Specifically, CallManager 4.1 extends encryption support to include its new and already installed 7940G and 7960G IP phones. Previously, Cisco only offered encryption on its high-end phones. Customers will be able to take advantage of the new... [26 Oct 2004]
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