FOSDEM 2019: Designing better cryptographic mechanisms to avoid pitfalls – Talk by Maximilian Blochberger
At FOSDEM 2019, Belgium, Maximilian Blochberger talked about preventing cryptographic pitfalls by avoiding mistakes while integrating cryptographic mechanisms correctly. Blochberger is a research associate...
Baidu Security Lab’s MesaLink, a cryptographic memory safe library alternative to OpenSSL
X-Lab, Baidu’s security lab focused on researching and developing industry-leading security solutions, today released the latest version of MesaLink, a cryptographic memory safe library...
IBM announces the launch of Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border...
Yesterday, IBM launched its Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border payments that will make use of Stablecoin by U.S. dollars and...
Tink 1.2.0: Google’s new multi-language, cross platform, cryptographic library to secure data
Google announced yesterday the release of a new version of its multi-language, cross-platform cryptographic library, named, Tink 1.2.0 to secure data. Earlier versions of...
Mozilla adds protection against fingerprinting and Cryptomining scripts in Firefox Nightly and Beta
Last year, the company announced about adopting an approach to anti-tracking considering user data privacy. The company listed a few key initiatives mitigating harmful...
Interstellar is developing Slingshot, a new Rust based blockchain architecture to support zero-knowledge smart...
In September 2018, LightYear acquired Chain to form a combined company called Interstellar. The company is working on a new blockchain architecture with a...
Sennheiser opens up about its major blunder that let hackers easily carry out man-in-the-middle...
Yesterday, Sennheiser, an audio device maker issued a fix for a major software blunder that let hackers easily carry out man-in-the-middle attacks by cryptographically...
TON: Telegram’s decentralized blockchain network face mixed reactions from financial regulators as more information...
Telegram is now joining the blockchain league with Telegram Open Network (TON), Telegram’s blockchain network. TON will integrate blockchain payments to 365 million users...
Slack launches Enterprise Key Management (EKM) to provide complete control over encryption keys
The work collaboration hub, Slack, yesterday, launched Slack Enterprise Key Management (EKM) for its enterprise customers. The feature is introduced to give customers control...
Moscow’s blockchain-based internet voting system uses an encryption scheme that can be easily broken
Russia is looking forward to its September 2019 elections for the representatives at the Parliament of the city (the Moscow City Douma). For the...
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