Modernization
Pentagon Wants Its Own Secure Messaging System
DARPA is looking for small businesses to supply that technology.
Cybersecurity
FBI will not share iPhone vulnerability in San Bernardino case
The decision casts new light on a review process that government officials say is rigorous and weighted toward disclosure but some critics contend is subject to manipulation.
Cybersecurity
Clapper: Snowden accelerated commercial crypto by 7 years
The director of national intelligence reiterated the view that industry/government collaboration is essential to finding a way to balance privacy and law enforcement access.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How Much the FBI Paid Hackers to Break Into that iPhone
FBI Director James Comey said on-stage at a conference in London the hack cost “a lot."
Cybersecurity
Juniper Code Hack Remains a Whodunit
What is known is that the government still does not have its act together when a software emergency goes down.
Cybersecurity
Apple Official Says Company Doesn’t Give China Access to its Source Code
China has asked for it though, according to Apple's top lawyer.
Cybersecurity
Do Americans Support Weakening Encryption? It Might Depend When You Ask.
After the Paris terrorist attacks, most Americans sided with the feds.
Digital Government
How the Senate Encryption Bill Resembles Chinese Law (And How it Does Not)
The legislation would bring the U.S. jurisprudence into greater harmony with China.
Cybersecurity
New US Cyber Commission Tries to Find a Seat for Government at the Table
Silicon Valley firms "think government is the enemy,” one cybersecurity experts says.
Digital Government
FBI Says iPhone Hacking Method Will Remain Secret
The FBI doesn’t own the technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone, so it can’t reveal the method to Apple even if it wanted to.
Modernization
The Company Rumored to Help the FBI Hack an iPhone Is Now Going After Distracted Drivers
A recently introduced bill would permit state authorities to use scanning technology to determine whether a phone or other device was in use around the time of a collision.
Digital Government
Secret Weapon? Did the FBI Pay Hackers to Break into that iPhone?
The hackers were reportedly paid a one-time fee for their services.
Cybersecurity
Cryptography experts critical of Senate encryption bill
Encryption legislation proposed by leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is being met with fierce criticism from experts, and some reports suggest the White House will not back the measure.
Modernization
WhatsApp Encryption Won’t Keep Your Messages Secret Unless You Also Do This
Privacy activists shouldn't get excited just yet.
Cybersecurity
FBI lawyer says encryption has a purpose
After accessing a terrorist's iPhone without Apple's help, the FBI says it will take cues from the American people when it comes to the future of encryption.
Cybersecurity
Ex-NSA Deputy Director Wants Coded Messages for All
However, techies, entrepreneurs and the feds should first be hashing out its application, to defuse tensions over the prospect of coded messages for all, Chris Inglis said.
Modernization
WhatsApp, the World’s Most Popular Messaging Service, Just Turned on Encryption for All its Data
That means engineers at the Facebook-owned chat app wouldn’t be able to read messages or watch video calls sent by its users even if ordered to do so by a court.
Modernization
How Powerful Is the FBI’s Tool for Unlocking iPhones?
How the FBI proceeds in two other court cases, one in Arkansas and the other in Brooklyn, might lead to some answers.
Cybersecurity
NIST pledges 'global acceptability' in crypto standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to reassert its credibility as a trusted technical agency when it comes to cryptographic standards, almost three years after Edward Snowden's disclosures.
Modernization