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NYPD Upgrades Radios and Adds Encryption, Blocking Public Access – The New York Times
John Roca cruised through Midtown Manhattan on a recent night just as the streetlights flicked on, his camera in the back seat of his sedan.
Proton Mail plans to tap blockchain tech for email encryption key … – SiliconANGLE News
Proton AG, a Swiss-based securities services provider best known for its encrypted email product Proton Mail, is planning to roll out a new service that taps into blockchain technology as a way to help verify that users are contacting the people they believe theyre reaching out to. The new service, calledKey Transparency, now in beta test mode, will allow users to verify email addresses and the encryption keys that they use to secure the messages sent to them against attackers. Although end-to-end encryption already protects against snooping, ensuring that the email address and encryption key of the other party are valid could be another matter
European Telecom Body to Open-Source Radio Encryption System – BankInfoSecurity.com
Encryption & Key Management , Security Operations The European telecom standards body behind a widely used radio encryption system will soon open-source its encryption protocols. See Also: Risky Business: When Third-Party Troubles Become Your Own The European Telecommunications Standards Institute on Tuesday announced it will soon publish its Terrestrial Trunked Radio, or TETRA, a European standard for radio communication adopted by device makers such as Motorola, Hytera and Simoco. The announcement from the agency comes after researchers from Dutch security firm Midnight Blue uncovered a critical vulnerability algorithm by hacking a Motorola radio that used TETRA protocol (see: Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Radio Encryption System).
Introducing Cloaked AI: The IronCore Labs encryption SDK for … – PR Newswire
Privacy and security concerns are some of the top reasons AI projects fail to launch, which is why companies are turning to Cloaked AI to protect sensitive AI data BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --IronCore Labs, the leading provider of data protection solutions for cloud applications, today announced the launch of Cloaked AI, an SDK that protects vector embeddings with data-in-use encryption. Cloaked AI is the first solution of its kind and is a major breakthrough for companies building AI into their applications using vector databases that hold confidential information
Encrypted email service denies accused RCMP leaker’s claim it has … – CP24
Published Nov. 13, 2023 7:18 p.m. ET Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press A company that provides encrypted email service is disputing a former RCMP official's claim that it secretly worked on behalf of an intelligence agency.
Dozens of VPNs & Shadowsocks Named in Leaked Russian … – TorrentFreak
Home > Technology > A document originating from Russia's Ministry of Transport shines more light on the government's plans to crack down on encryption tools that help people to evade monitoring and censorship. The leaked document lists dozens of VPN service targets and, for the first time, open source encryption protocol Shadowsocks, best known for its ability to evade firewalls, one in China especially.
The evolution of ransomware: Lessons for the future – Security Intelligence
Ransomware has been part of the cyber crime ecosystem since the late 1980s and remains a major threat in the cyber landscape today. Evolving ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly more sophisticated as threat actors leverage vulnerabilities, social engineering and insider threats.
AI disinformation campaigns pose major threat to 2024 elections – Help Net Security
AI, post-quantum cryptography, zero trust, cryptography research, and election security will shape cybersecurity strategies in the present and for 2024, according to NTT.
SIPO warns election hopefuls on crowdfunding campaigns – Connacht Tribune Group
Bradley Bytes a sort of political column with Dara Bradley Local election candidates hoping to win seats on Galway City and County Councils next year are turning to GoFundMe pages to finance their campaigns. And while crowd funding online is a relatively easy way to generate cash to buy posters and fund newspaper and social media advertisements, election hopefuls need to be careful they dont fall foul of SIPO rules. The Standards in Public Office Commission has confirmed to Bradley Bytes that there are specific obligations on candidates in the European Parliament elections next year, and in the Local Government Elections.
These are OpenAIs board members who fired Sam Altman – Hindustan Times
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Friday it has removed its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board of directors. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company said in a statement. OpenAI said its board consists of the company's chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, and three non-employees: Quora CEO Adam DAngelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner of the Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology