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Apple Announces Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms for iMessage

Schneier on Security

Apple announced PQ3 , its post-quantum encryption standard based on the Kyber secure key-encapsulation protocol, one of the post-quantum algorithms selected by NIST in 2022. There’s a lot of detail in the Apple blog post , and more in Douglas Stabila’s security analysis. I am of two minds about this.

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FBI/AFP-Run Encrypted Phone

Schneier on Security

For three years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police owned and operated a commercial encrypted phone app, called AN0M, that was used by organized crime around the world. We’ve seen law enforcement take over encrypted apps before: for example, EncroChat.

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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q4 2022

Anton on Security

Great blog posts are sometimes hard to find (especially on Medium ), so I decided to do a periodic list blog with my favorite posts of the past quarter or so. This covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog , and our Cloud Security Podcast too ( subscribe ). Here is the next one. Is Your Fate In the Cloud?”

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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q2 2023

Anton on Security

Great blog posts are sometimes hard to find (especially on Medium ), so I decided to do a periodic list blog with my favorite posts of the past quarter or so. This covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog , and our Cloud Security Podcast too ( subscribe ). Here is the next one. Is Your Fate In the Cloud?”

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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q3 2023

Anton on Security

Great blog posts are sometimes hard to find (especially on Medium ), so I decided to do a periodic list blog with my favorite posts of the past quarter or so. This covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog , and our Cloud Security Podcast too ( subscribe ). Here is the next one. Use Cloud Securely? “How

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Powerhost’s ESXi Servers Encrypted with New SEXi Ransomware

Heimadal Security

This malicious group successfully encrypted the company’s VMware ESXi servers, which host virtual private servers for their clients, as well as the backups, putting a significant portion of hosted websites […] The post Powerhost’s ESXi Servers Encrypted with New SEXi Ransomware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q1 2022

Anton on Security

Great old blog posts are sometimes hard to find (especially on Medium) , so I decided to do a periodic list blog with my favorite posts of the past quarter or so. This covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog , and our Cloud Security Podcast too ( subscribe ). “A Here is the next one.