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Google Hires Hackers To Fix The Internet
After Heartbleed, which is being referred as the biggest virus to be discovered on the Internet was uncovered this year, Google has now decided to put strong measures in place to prevent future similar occurrences. Earlier this week, company launched Project Zero. This is a group of security researchers that many are referring to as […]
Continue readingUS Tech Companies Beef Up Security Against Mass Surveillance
Since Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s mass surveillance practices, major US tech companies have been wary. As a result, they are uniting to bulk up their defense against a form of government intrusion that has really angered many. The significant thing to note about this is that instead of lobbying Washington as would be expected […]
Continue readingTrueCrypt Drive Encryption Software Compromised
The website of well known drive encryption software TrueCrypt has been compromised. Users that log into the website are met with a warning telling them not to use the software. There are rumors that the recently released version of the software 7.2 may also be compromised. The TrueCrypt project is run by a top secret […]
Continue readingGoogle Offers End to End Email Encryption
Nobody likes the idea of the NSA snooping on their correspondence and, therefore, many will be happy to know that Google has recently released a new extension in Chrome browser. It will ensure it is easy for users to encrypt their email. The new extension is a tool that they are referring to as an […]
Continue readingCrypto Ransomware Now On Android
Security research has uncovered another first in the realm of Android malware. This is a Trojan that can encrypt documents, photos and videos stored on a mobile device and demand a ransom for the information stored on it to be decrypted. The cruel, malicious app is known as Android/Simplocker. It’s a kind of ransomware if […]
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