NATO says iPhones are secure enough to handle classified data

The iPhone and iPad have been approved to hold NATO-restricted information, according to an announcement on Thursday. That ...
Opinion

The Global Fight Over Who Controls Your Data Just Escalated — Here’s What the Numbers Say

A new diplomatic offensive against foreign privacy laws collides with fresh research showing that weakening data sovereignty protections is the last thing organizations need right now.
Securities.io

Harvest Now Decrypt Later: The Quantum Threat Explained

The “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” hacking strategy relies on the belief that the world is only a few years away from ...

It's the end of personal privacy. 'There's nowhere to hide anymore'

While privacy may seem all but dead in this second quarter of the 21st century, the whole idea of it is a relatively new ...
New Scientist

Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 10 times easier

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...
The Bond Buyer

Quantum computing, still in its infancy, could grow up to be a muni data security threat

The development of powerful quantum computers has serious implications for how state and local governments protect sensitive ...
Oregonian

Bigger data center tax breaks? Oregon senator is dropping the idea

State Sen. Janeen Sollman says she plans to pull language from a bill that could have dramatically increased the value of tax breaks for Oregon data centers. Senate Bill 1586 is one of the major ...
WTOP News

Data centers declared ‘a terrible idea’ at Montgomery County forum

How do residents in Montgomery County, Maryland, feel about data centers? That was the big question during a Tuesday forum led by County Executive Marc Elrich. It was designed to seek “input on local ...
Phys.org

Launching the idea of data centers in space

Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. Elon Musk's ...
Network World

Quantum computing is getting closer, but quantum-proof encryption remains elusive

The day when quantum computers will be able to break conventional encryption is rapidly approaching, but not all companies are prepared to implement post-quantum cryptography. Quantum-safe encryption ...
BizTech

How Can Public and Private Key Encryption Protect Private Data?

As part of daily operations, small businesses may need to collect or exchange sensitive data that should be protected. It could be a financial transaction, a mailing address or some other personally ...
The Verge

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...