The controversial issue of encryption seems to have given Viber the fright, prompting the instant messaging company to finally embrace full security for its more than 700 million users through end-to-end encryption.
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Advanced Persistent Threat uses Microsoft documents to target journalists, others
If you are a journalist or human rights worker, or simply a Tibetan, who resides in territories that were formerly colonies of China, you might have been going through some form of advanced persistent threats that are intended to harm your computers.
UK government wants to build surveillance into tech products right at the production level
As if forcing tech firms to disable their encryption and provide backdoor access to government agencies is not enough, the government of United Kingdom now also wants the same companies to submit their products to the government prior to packaging them for delivery to store shelves.
The Need of Product Engineering
In layman’s terms product engineering can be defined as an engineering discipline that involves design and manufacturing of a product. This discipline includes several product outcome elements, such as cost, quality, performance, serviceability, features, and reliability. These are important variables to consider, in the creation of a perfect product. The primary purpose of product engineering […]
Is the encryption legislation really dead?
For days now, advocates of encryption have been indulging in deep revelry for the ultimate demise of the Burr/Feinstein legislation in the State of California that sought to enforce a mandatory decryption for mobile devices as deemed necessary by law enforcement authorities such as the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Hybrid banking Trojan steals millions of dollars in weeks
If you have heard of some news of cyber banking heist that took place in the recent weeks, you might have also probably learned that a hybrid banking Trojan was responsible for the theft that pilfered millions of dollars from the victimized banks.
