Save us, Ethernet
Everything you need to know about KRACK, the WPA2 Wi-Fi vulnerability
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Exploit in WPA2 means it's open season on your Wi-Fi network, no matter what router you use.
Security
Modern Dad
It's time for my family to take the plunge on a VPN
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A good VPN isn't as complicated as it used to be, but it's still a pretty big step for a "regular" user to take. But it's time to get my family used to it. Their data may depend on it.
BlackBerry Secure
PRIV named one of the most secure Android smartphones of 2016
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Google's annual Android Security Review names PRIV one of the most secure smartphones of last year. While rather unsurprising to most of us here, there are some areas of the report that BlackBerry's software efforts receive some substantial kudos.
Finding facts
FTC, FCC launch joint inquiry into mobile device security
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The FCC and FTC have launched a fact-finding mission of sorts to learn more about how carriers and device manufacturers issue security updates to phones, tablets and other mobile devices.
Security
BlackBerry refuses backdoors, but will work with police
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In the shadow of Apple's battle with the FBI over encryption, BlackBerry reiterated their stance on security and encryption. It's a nuanced position: compliance with legal requests but also protecting their customers' privacy.
Security
BlackBerry joins the National Cyber Security Alliance
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BlackBerry has joined the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a nonprofit organization that is focused on helping citizens stay safe online. With BlackBerry's security expertise in software, hardware and the IoT, the NCSA hopes to keep everyone safer and more secure, regardless of the mobile device they are using. The NCSA hopes to tap into BlackBerry's security understanding to...
Secure all the things
BlackBerry extends its security focus to the IoT
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BlackBerry is looking to make everything more secure, and the latest effort from the company may be aimed at the Internet of Things (IoT). At its recent Security Summit — which you can watch again here — the company had very little to say about hardware, and everything to say about security. On stage, there was a demonstration showing just how easily someone could hack into an IV pump...
Security matters
UK Government publishes new BlackBerry guidance
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In another nod to BlackBerry security, the UK government via the Communications and Electronics Security Group (CESG) has released updated security guidelines for government agencies and various other secure organizations that wish to use BlackBerry 10 devices. The guidelines are designed to help government and corporate users set up devices it deems secure to offer the best balance...
Secure in the car
QNX and Certicom hope to enhance automotive security
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Coming from the TU-Automotive show in Detroit, QNX has announced a new partnership with Certicom in an effort to enhance automotive security. Both companies are subsidaries of BlackBerry, and while QNX focuses on the software distribution, Certicom's focus is on the protection of the content, applications, and devices. With a variety of new technology making its way to the automotive...
Nothing to see here
Gemalto denies massive theft of SIM card encryption keys
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Update: A new report in The Intercept claims that Gemalto is drastically downplaying the effects of this attack. In the report, several security researchers came to the conclusion that "the company made sweeping, overly-optimistic statements about the security and stability of Gemalto's networks, and dramatically underplayed the significance of the NSA-GCHQ targeting of the company and...