Data Security

Users who have security questions enabled on their vaults will be prompted to replace their security answer with a 24-word recovery phrase.

The MSSP Dashboard is geared to MSSPs with a large number of accounts, allowing them to administer licenses across their entire client base.

Intel joins Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program; Microsoft partnership pursue homomorphic encryption (FHE) security development.

IBM Security launches Homomorphic Encryption Services that allow companies to experiment with an emerging technology to secure data.

Southwest, Air France & KLM are among a group of eight airlines that don’t encrypt data on e-ticket booking systems, potentially exposing passengers’ personal information to hackers, Wandera researchers assert.

Government, law enforcement and FBI officials want technology companies to offer back doors into encrypted smartphones and other devices. A more logical first step: More security training for law enforcement officials.

“What could cause a digital Armageddon?” My answer: Quantum computing -- which may someday break the cryptography that protects the Internet.

Microsoft unveils Azure confidential computing, a cloud encryption service that protects user data against cybercriminals, governments & malicious insiders.