WEP is a flawed encryption scheme, It is crackable, so IMHO there is no point in using it. There are other options for strongly encryping your data though SSH, or IPSec tunnels come to mind if you ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Intel has decided that AES encryption feature of the 520 Series SSD (Cherryville) does not actually feature 256-bit encryption. It turns out that the SSD ...

Those using Google Cloud Storage got a nice treat this week when Google announced that it is now encrypting all data before it’s written to disk with 128-bit AES encryption. Google says that users ...

If you're just trying to prevent casual unauthorized access to your network, 128-bit WEP and MAC address filtering is likely just fine, especially if there are open networks around you that will ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. SandForce announced their SF-2000 series controller way back in 2010 as an overall improvement to the ...

Data encryption performs two purposes: it protects data against internal prying eyes, and it protects data against external threats (hacking, theft of backup tapes, etc.) Encryption in the database ...

If security is high on your feature list for hardware peripherals you might be interested in a new wireless keyboard and mouse combination set that has been released by Cherry this week, who have ...

The federal government’s recent decision to adopt the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for securing sensitive information will trigger a move from the aging Data Encryption Standard (DES) in the ...

The development team at KeyWe has designed and built a new smart lock which this week has taken to Kickstarter to raise the required funds it needs to make the jump into production. Aiming to raise ...

Last November, when the glaring weaknesses in wireless LAN security became apparent, the U.S. Army decided it needed to beef up the security of a battlefield wireless LAN system it was about to deploy ...

In the previous blog post, “Embedded Security Using Cryptography”, we looked at how cryptography can be used for securing assets in embedded systems and ensure confidentiality, integrity and ...

Matias has put its new wireless keyboard, the Secure Pro, up for pre-order on its website. With the keyboard, which is compact in nature and has a no-nonsense business design, comes wireless ...