Source: Computerworld.com - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
04/05/2000 TORONTO — Attempts by governments to curb the worldwide use of strong encryption are being eclipsed by the growth of electronic commerce and the corresponding need for privacy and Internet security, according to a study released yesterday by the . . .
Source: Wired.com -- - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
Privacy advocates won a preliminary victory when for the second time a federal appeals court questioned restrictions on data-scrambling encryption software. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals suggested Monday that President Clinton's restrictions on distributing encryption products might be . . .
Source: News Alert.com -- - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
Secure Shell protects Internet servers against the most common break-in method used by hackers -- stealing passwords from the Internet. The product encrypts passwords and all data transmitted between the user and host server over the Internet. SSH Secure Shell . . .
Source: 2600.com -- - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
"The importance of the fight against the MPAA and the DVD Copy Control Association was underlined this week with the hiring of the legal team of Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein, and Selz to represent 2600. Martin Garbus, who will . . .
Source: Linuxnews.com -- - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
Since Linux has always been Open Source software, freely available on the Internet to all comers, the encryption software necessary to its security has been both a blessing and a curse. At its best, encryption software protects the OS from . . .
For all its promise, Internet commerce is also fostering a boom in the number of criminals using false identification to perpetrate a smorgasbord of crimes, according to a report released Thursday by the National Fraud Center. "The Internet takes . . .
Source: Wired.com -- - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
Here is an interesting story..."On Monday, Risca was awarded a $100,000 scholarship for taking first place in the Intel Science Talent Search for her project called "DNA-Based Steganography," which combined the disciplines of cryptography, steganography, and molecular computing. . . .
Source: Counterpane Security - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
This month Bruce Schneier talks about Kerberos and Windows 2000, Software as a Burglary Tool, news on the DES replacement, a Business Week interview, and comments from readers. This newsletter is always worth reading. . . .
"Certificates and public key cryptography are emerging as the preferred enablers of strong security. Many large organisations will deploy public key cryptography and certificates throughout the company in the next few years." . . .
Source: Techweb.com -- - Posted by LinuxSecurity.com Team
"BEIJING -- China has eased tough new restrictions on encryption technology, announcing that a vast category of consumer software and equipment -- including mobile phones and Microsoft's Windows operating system -- would be exempt from the rules. " . . .
