Backblaze has open-sourced a key component of its Backblaze Vault file system design: The Reed-Solomon implementation (done, in this case, in Java).
دسته: encryption
Mozilla disables new Firefox features to address critical security flaw
Mozilla has updated Firefox to patch a critical vulnerability, but was forced to disable one of the browser’s new security-enhancing features as a result.
Popular mobile security app uses worthless encryption method
New data shows that one of the more popular Android security apps, NQ Vault, uses a fundamentally flawed method of encrypting information and protecting user security. Google’s hands-off policy on these topics does far more harm than good.
Lenovo promises bloatware-free PCs, free McAfee subscriptions for Superfish victims
Lenovo has released its plans for how it will make amends to the consumers whose data it exposed. How about a six month subscription to McAfee?
Samsung is still lying about the encryption on its Smart TVs
Last week, Samsung claimed that the voice information captured by its newest TVs was encrypted, even if older models were still insecure. This has now been proven untrue — Samsung televisions still on the market and available for purchase are using plaintext.