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UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption

Security Boulevard

The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a technical capability notice as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring it to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud for the benefit of law enforcement. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.

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12 Hours or Else: Hong Kong’s Cybersecurity Explained

Centraleyes

Mandatory Cybersecurity Measures: Organizations must implement security protocols, including network monitoring, encryption, and multi-layered defenses. This places it in line with Chinas Cybersecurity Law (2016) rather than the more consumer-focused privacy laws seen in Europe and the Americas.

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 4 OneTrust: Best for Privacy and Compliance 2 $920 M In funding 4.7 Proofpoint: Best for End User Data Security 7 $10.15 IBM Best for advanced encryption Headquarters: Armonk, New York Founded: 1911 Annual Revenue: $61.9 Cisco: Best for Integrated Network Security 16 $242.51

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Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. Data privacy is not a check-the-box compliance or security item. Privacy Shield was unlawful.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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UK ICO fines hotel chain giant Marriott over data breach

Security Affairs

. “The ICO’s investigation found that there were failures by Marriott to put appropriate technical or organisational measures in place to protect the personal data being processed on its systems, as required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).” Personal data is precious and businesses have to look after it.

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WhatsApp calls and messages will break unless you share data with Facebook

Malwarebytes

WhatsApp told users last week that there was no need for alarm regarding an upcoming privacy policy deadline, as users who refuse to accept the privacy policy will not have their accounts deleted—they will just have their apps rendered useless, eventually incapable of receiving calls and messages. They had been in place since 2016.