Latest Cryptographic protocols Stories

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Whitfield Diffie, Chief Cryptographer at Revere Security, a renowned expert in cyber security and the co-inventor of public key cryptography, will participate as a Keynote Speaker at the "EnergySec Smart Grid Security Summit," October 4 & 5 at the Town & Country Hotel in San Diego, California. The "EnergySec Smart Grid Security Summit," North America's foremost executive conference for energy sector and cyber security experts,...

DAWSONVILLE, Ga., Sept 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia SoftWorks SSH Server increases security with Digital Certificate Authentication providing an easier setup and more manageable option than plain public keys; defining a new level of security for SAP and ERP mobile device users in Data Collection, Warehousing, Distribution, Logistics and Manufacturing environments. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/CL71065LOGO ) Digital Certificate Authentication is superior to...

DigiCert, Inc. partners with IaaS leader to provide SSL certificates and support for Dyn customers. Lindon, UT (PRWEB) September 07, 2011 DigiCert, Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with Dyn (Dynamic Network Services Inc) an Internet Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) leader specializing in DNS and email delivery services. This partnership will help transition Dyn’s SSL customers to DigiCert SSL Certificates, used to secure the transfer of sensitive information online....

  GlobalSign, a Belgian security firm, has stopped issuing authentication certificates for websites. This move comes after an anonymous hacker claimed to have gained access to the company's services. If the attack is confirmed then it would be the second security breach at a European certificate authority in two months. Comodohacker claimed responsibility for an attack on DigiNotar that saw hundreds of fake authentications issued. Certificate authorities (CAs) are companies or...

  A hacker known as the "Comodohacker" has claimed responsibility for attacking a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites. The hacker claimed responsibility for the attack and posted a warning on Pastebin under the handle "Comodohacker" that he would "strike back again." Comodohacker says he is a 21-year-old Iranian student, while some suspect he could be Turkish. He said on Monday that he breached DigiNotar in order to punish the Dutch government for actions...

  Iranian internet users and others are believed to be at risk from a fake web certificate that could let hackers steal passwords and data from apparently secure connections to Google sites such as Gmail, CNET is reporting. The rogue SSL certificate is used to digitally “sign” HTTPS connections to any Google site and was issued by a Dutch company called DigiNotar on July 10. In particular, political dissidents who put their trust in Google’s systems for their security may have...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (Nasdaq: VDSI) (www.vasco.com) today comments on DigiNotar's reported security incident. DigiNotar is a wholly owned subsidiary of VASCO. On July 19th, 2011, DigiNotar detected an intrusion into its Certificate Authority (CA) infrastructure, which resulted in the fraudulent issuance of public key certificate requests for a number of domains, including Google.com. Once it detected the...

LONDON, August 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Namesco are spearheading the democratisation of the World Wide Web by offering discounts of up to 50% on premium web hosting [http://www.names.co.uk/hosting.html ] products that can bring professionalism to the smallest of websites. The secure transmission of data, and in particular payment information, has been a huge issue for increasingly wary online consumer in recent years. The SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate is the...

Membership allows CyWee to help shape the future of the Wi-Fi® industry. Taipei, Taiwan (PRWEB) August 18, 2011 CyWee Group Ltd., a leading provider of wireless consumer products and enterprise solutions, today announced its membership to the Wi-Fi Alliance. A prestigious global non-profit industry association, its membership is dedicated to widespread adoption of the Wi-Fi technology standard through technology development, market building, and regulatory programs. CyWee's...

PALO ALTO, Calif., and STOCKHOLM, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of security breaches on servers globally have raised the need for simple and affordable security solutions. Yubico, a leading open source authentication solution provider, today launches the YubiHSM, designed to protect secrets on servers at a yet unmatched simplicity and low cost. Hundreds of thousands of servers around the world are storing sensitive user data and cryptographic secrets related to users. A...