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This post originally appeared on InsideCyberSecurity.com. Kiersten Todt, a veteran cybersecurity policy leader, says the SolarWinds cyber attack demands a policy response beyond one-off retaliation against a foreign aggressor, and provides an opportunity for the incoming Biden administration to launch a collaboration with global allies on how to respond to

The corporate IT landscape has materially changed this year, with suddenly working from home employees pushing IT departments to flex enterprise-grade security to cope. This is achievable when we’re talking Office 365, Zoom, Teams and Meet—these are centrally managed enterprise applications after all. But 2020 has also seen huge growth

The proliferation of consumer-grade communications applications has given rise to widespread, unsanctioned use throughout the military community. After nearly two decades on the ground, President Trump’s recent decision to withdraw 2,500 troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-January has shaken the defense community. As American forces now consider how to

WhatsApp should be more secure—it is getting the balance of security and functionality wrong. As Joel Wallenstrom, CEO of uber-secure WhatsApp rival Wickr, told me, “WhatsApp is designed for consumer use, and like other consumer products, security takes a back seat to fun… If you are a consumer who wants to take

Nowadays most of our communication is conducted online using messaging apps and services on our smartphones and computers. However, ensuring our messages remain private and secure has become increasingly difficult which is why business users and consumers alike are now turning to encrypted messaging apps.  At the same time though, the

The measure’s detractors, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the Consumer Federation of California, argue that the effort creates a “pay-for-privacy” structure that allows companies to essentially charge consumers more in exchange for not selling their data. The new law also allows companies to refuse to delete

It is a mathematical certainty that data is more protected by communication products that provide end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Yet, many CISOs are required to prioritize regulatory requirements before data protection when considering the corporate use of E2EE communications. Most Fortune 1000 compliance and security teams have the ability to access employee accounts

Chris Howell, CTO of encrypted messaging app Wickr, said the governments’ calls would effectively imperil people’s privacy and make apps more vulnerable to cybercriminals in an interview with Business Insider earlier this year. “There is no security mechanism that can discriminate between a hacker trying to crack it and a law enforcement

Every once in a while, something happens where you throw your hands up and say: “That’s what I’ve been saying!” No, it wasn’t when NFL analysts predicted that my Dallas Cowboys will play well this year. Instead, it was when I read a story about how over the summer, hackers took control

Chris Howell, CTO and co-founder of Wickr, a videoconferencing and collaboration platform that features end-to-end encryption, shared that concern and said managing the data entry and cryptography on a mobile client or e-voting machine can be extremely challenging. “Blockchain can be very precise, but it requires precision from square one,”

Another chat app that may work is Wickr, which can’t be downloaded in China, but it can be brought into the country after being downloaded elsewhere. The encrypted messaging service uses a VPN-like method to remain operational in nations where it might otherwise be censored. CEO Joel Wallenstrom told tech blog