Breaking RSA with a Quantum Computer

A group of Chinese researchers have just published a paper claiming that they can—although they have not yet done so—break 2048-bit RSA. This is something to take seriously. It might not be correct, but it’s not obviously wrong. We have…

The Guardian Confirms UK Members’ Data Was Accessed in Ransomware Attack

The updates come from The Guardian’s CEO Anna Bateson and its editor-in-chief Katharine Viner This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: The Guardian Confirms UK Members’ Data Was Accessed in Ransomware Attack

Kurt Opsahl Moves to EFF Special Counsel

Longtime EFFer and Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel Kurt Opsahl will be moving on from the Electronic Frontier Foundation after nearly 20 years, on February 1. But we aren’t going to let him go too far: Kurt will continue…