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Apple Abandoned Plans for Encrypted iCloud Backup after FBI Complained

Schneier on Security

This is new from Reuters: More than two years ago, Apple told the FBI that it planned to offer users end-to-end encryption when storing their phone data on iCloud, according to one current and three former FBI officials and one current and one former Apple employee. Reuters could not determine why exactly Apple dropped the plan.

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What Damage Can Happen If Data Leaks When Quantum Computing Breaks Today’s Encryption

Joseph Steinberg

At some point in the not-so-distant future, quantum computers are going to pose a major threat to today’s encryption mechanisms and encrypted data. To begin with, all of today’s encrypted communications could potentially be at risk of being leaked and abused.

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Don’t Let Encryption Become A Double-Edged Sword That Undermines Zero Trust CyberSecurity

Joseph Steinberg

It is no secret that cybersecurity professionals universally recommend that people, businesses, and governments employ strong encryption as one of several methods of protecting sensitive information.

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Ransomware Bites Dental Data Backup Firm

Krebs on Security

PerCSoft , a Wisconsin-based company that manages a remote data backup service relied upon by hundreds of dental offices across the country, is struggling to restore access to client systems after falling victim to a ransomware attack. Cloud data and backup services are a prime target of cybercriminals who deploy ransomware.

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Apple ordered to grant access to users’ encrypted data

Malwarebytes

Last week, an article in the Washington Post revealed the UK had secretly ordered Apple to provide blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world. The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. This feature is called Advanced Data Protection.

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Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills

Schneier on Security

Both bills have provisions that could be used to break end-to-end encryption. 3(c)(7)(A)(iii) would allow a company to deny access to apps installed by users, where those app makers “have been identified [by the Federal Government] as national security, intelligence, or law enforcement risks.” Let’s start with S.

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Everything Encrypted Will Soon Become Decryptable: We Must Prepare Now For The Era Of Quantum Computers

Joseph Steinberg

Nearly every piece of data that is presently protected through the use of encryption may become vulnerable to exposure unless we take action soon. While quantum computers already exist, no devices are believed to yet exist that are anywhere near powerful enough to crack modern encryption in short order.