Truecrypt encryption software still available for download
It seems that Truecrypt is too popular a tool for people to give up on it and version 7.1a is still available for download. A website has sprung up at…
Without Truecrypt, selecting encryption software is a lot harder.
Truecrypt encryption software ceases production
On 28 May 2014, the developers of the reasonably infamous encryption software Truecrypt apparently announced that the program was over and that the risk of security weaknesses meant people should…
Encryption – it is your responsibility
Encryption is important. This has always been well known, and with the recent revelations about PRISM and related Government monitoring of communications, people have become understandably more interested in the…
All portable computing devices are at risk of theft or loss. Encryption helps manage this risk.
Lack of Laptop Encryption costs City Council £150,000
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced today that it has fined Glasgow City Council £150,000 following the loss of two laptops because neither had any encryption software applied. The…
Passwords are not bad, just dont trust vendors
Passwords are in the news again, with yet another headline crying out for the death of the password and claiming that everyone should move to two factor authentication (2FA) for…
Email Security – the risk of typos
We all make typos - nearly everyone suffers from the effects of fingers and brains going out of sync - and it is why the most important tool in any…
Public Key Encryption with GnuPG
One of the most overlooked risks of using the internet is the fact that most of the time your data is as private as the writing on the back of…