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Monitor: Schrodinger's cat and mouseComputing: Quantum cryptography is unbreakable in theory. But like any security system, in practice it is only as safe as its weakest link IT SOUNDS foolproof.
Topix.net | 02-Sep-2010 19:19
How to configure a Junos security device
The following is an excerpt from the O'Reilly publication Junos Security . Below the author explains the first Junos configuration essentials when working with a Junos device.
Topix.net | 02-Sep-2010 18:14
Net Effect: Hay-what?
If the world of non-profit technology had its own stock exchange, I'd recommend buying lots of stock in Haystack, a censorship-circumvention software put together by California-based Censorship Research Center in order to help Iranians evade their government's control of the Internet.
Topix.net | 02-Sep-2010 14:05
The Art of Proof
Presents fundamental mathematics, integers and real numbers, in a way that asks for student participation, while teaching how mathematics is done Provides students with methods and ideas they can use in future courses Primarily for: undergraduates who have studied calculus or linear algebra; mathematics teachers and teachers-in-training; scientists ...
Topix.net | 02-Sep-2010 05:51
Quantum crypto cracked, researchers say
Researchers at Norwegian and German institutes claim to have successfully cracked the quantum cryptography equipment used to cloak highly sensitive communications by banks and defense agencies.
Topix.net | 02-Sep-2010 00:36
More Skein News
A blog covering security and security technology. September 1, 2010 More Skein News Skein is my new hash function.
Topix.net | 01-Sep-2010 18:07
Researchers discover flaw in quantum cryptography
Norwegian security researchers have claimed they can crack quantum cryptography, which could make the highly secure encryption technique vulnerable to hackers.
Topix.net | 01-Sep-2010 13:52
Huge spamming botnet injured but still alive
A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security.
Topix.net | 01-Sep-2010 08:33
Botan 1.8.10
Botan is a C++ library of cryptographic algorithms, including AES, DES, SHA-1, RSA, DSA, Diffie-Hellman, and many others.
Topix.net | 01-Sep-2010 03:29
My kingdom for that key, reprise
Given that tomorrow is a Blackberry deadline here in India, I thought I'd re-post this essay I did a few years ago in this space.
Topix.net | 31-Aug-2010 01:39
A Process-Oriented Model for Authentication on the Basis of a Coloured Petri Net
In Business Process Management, Vol. 2678 , pp. 232-245-245. Posts Export Abstract Public-key cryptography is a prerequisite for security in distributed systems and for reliable electronic commerce.
Topix.net | 30-Aug-2010 05:56
Hackers blind quantum cryptographers
Lasers crack commercial encryption systems, leaving no trace. Zeeya Merali A way to intercept photons of light to create a security leak has been discovered.
Topix.net | 29-Aug-2010 22:36
Vulnerability in commercial quanto cryptography
A security researcher is testing a commercial quantum cryptography system in a laboratory, to confirm the security vulnerability.
Topix.net | 29-Aug-2010 20:32
Original Navajo Code Talker still tells his story
Tourists hurry inside a shop here to buy books about the famed Navajo Code Talkers, warriors who used their native language as their primary weapon.Outside, on a walk sheltered from the sun, nine of the Code Talkers sit at a table autographing the books.
Topix.net | 29-Aug-2010 18:27
Efficient Techniques for High-Speed Elliptic Curve Cryptography
In Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems , pp.
Topix.net | 29-Aug-2010 01:48
High brow international forum
ICT Conference 28 August, 2010 - How do we further develop deoxyribonucleic acid cryptography to enhance security? That is one of the types of questions being presented and discussed at an international meeting being held in Paro, which ended yesterday.
Topix.net | 28-Aug-2010 12:30
How to improve Indian EVMs
In their paper on Indian EVMs, Prasad et al. demonstrate that you can easily pry off the LED segment display module and replace it with a malicious display.
Topix.net | 27-Aug-2010 18:54
keas.kmi 1.1.0
This package provides a NIST SP 800-57 compliant Key Management Infrastructure .
Topix.net | 26-Aug-2010 10:02
China's quantum leap into secure communications
China's secure communications quantum leap By Matthew Luce A team of 15 Chinese researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences, a government-directed research center, in May published a research paper announcing a successful demonstration of "quantum teleportation" over 16 kilometers of free ...
Topix.net | 25-Aug-2010 19:28
Sync Privacy
Sync took a different tack, and started off with a oewhat if we didna t want the data? What if even having that data was a failure state?a That led us to cryptography.
Topix.net | 25-Aug-2010 05:54
Sailing in the same ship in Rush
RUSH - John Reeb is proud of a military legacy in the family that spans four generations.
Topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 21:25
Vigenere Cipher - Delphi Implementation - Fancy Delphi Application Contest Entry #49
Vigenere coding is one of the most ancient forms of cryptography. In a Vigenere cipher, messages are encoded by mapping letters to numeric values and adding the plaintext values to the keytext values, modulo the number of letters in the alphabet.
Topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 17:20
Nano Antenna Steers Photons
A new optical antenna could improve the efficiency of devices that handle just a few photons at a time, such as quantum computers and quantum cryptography circuits.
Topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 13:05
In Which I Am Falsely Accused of Understanding the Blowfish Algorithm
I have been cited in the Canadian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in an article entitled, Microcontroller Application in Cryptography Techniques , which appears at Vol.
Topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 21:33
Calling the Code Whisperers
THE OLD METHODS are the best has once again been proven true, with a 32-year-old encryption algorithm having been shown to be able to withstand posited quantum cryptography attacks.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 22:37
Thirty year old encryption is still uncrackable
THE OLD METHODS are the best has once again been proven true, with a 32-year-old encryption algorithm having been shown to be able to withstand posited quantum cryptography attacks.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 16:17
Cracking the Japanese Enigma Machine
"The Red Machine" is a lean, intense thriller about a disgraced spy for the U.S. Navy and a jailed safecracker who team up to steal the secret of the Japanese version of Enigma, the Nazi cryptography machine.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 08:08
Blog - 1978 Cryptosystem Resists Quantum Attack
The search for encryption algorithms that will be safe against attacks by quantum computers has thrown up a surprise, say mathematicians Nobody has built a quantum computer much more powerful than a pocket calculator but that hasn't stopped people worrying about the implications of the post-quantum computing world.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 15:40
Entrust launches managed security service
Secure E-mail Certificates is a managed service that lets users encrypt and digitally sign e-mails through a browser.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 04:59
Verizon DBIR challenge clue #3
Here is the third clue for the Verizon Data Breach Incident Report cryptography challenge.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 00:45
Practical Rebound Attack on 12-Round Cheetah-256
5984 , pp. 300-314-314. Posts Export Abstract In this paper, we propose cryptanalysis of the hash function Cheetah-256. Cheetah is accepted as a first round candidate of SHA-3 competition hosted by NIST [1], but it is not in the second round.
Topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 04:54
This week's news that didn't fit to print from CA Technologies, Symantec, McAfee and Avnet
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 4Base will become the CA Virtualization and Cloud Strategy group, a competency practice within the CA Services division.
Topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 00:39
Botan 1.9.10
Botan is a C++ library of cryptographic algorithms, including AES, DES, SHA-1, RSA, DSA, Diffie-Hellman, and many others.
Topix.net | 13-Aug-2010 13:10
Cryptanalysis of the 10-Round Hash and Full Compression Function of SHAvite-3-512
6055 , pp. 419-436-436. Posts Export Springer Images Abstract In this paper, we analyze the SHAvite-3-512 hash function, as proposed and tweaked for round 2 of the SHA-3 competition.
Topix.net | 13-Aug-2010 00:46
P=NP math problem reported solved
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Vinay Deolalikar, a mathematician who works for HP Labs , claims to have proven that P is not equal to NP .
Topix.net | 11-Aug-2010 23:00
Yahoo! and Aladdin DRM Issued Patents
Subscribe to this blog's feed Travel Book Reviews DRM Defined Digital Rights Management is the association of rules governing use and use consequences with digital information of all kinds and the enforcement of those rules at a distance in time and space.
Topix.net | 11-Aug-2010 13:40
Revere Security Executive to Speak at Smart Grid Cyber Security Conference and Expo
Revere Security's Chris Hanebeck, one of Dallas' leading smart grid security experts, will speak at the inaugural Smart Grid Cyber Security Conference and Expo in San Jose, Cali., August 10.
Topix.net | 11-Aug-2010 04:07
Symantec acquires authentication services unit of VeriSign
Symantec Corp. has acquired identity and authentication business of VeriSign, Inc., which includes the Secure Sockets Layer Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure Services, the VeriSign Trust Services, VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Service and the VIP Fraud Detection Service .
Topix.net | 10-Aug-2010 23:57
Symantec completes $1.28bn VeriSign acquisition
Symantec has completed its $1.28bn cash acquisition of VeriSign's identity and authentication business, announced in May.
Topix.net | 09-Aug-2010 20:59
Ancient Arab pioneer's art turned modern-world threat
A Saudi man uses his Blackberry in the capital Riyadh on August 1, 2010 following contradictory news that some Blackberry messaging will be suspended after the United Arab Emirates announced their decision to do the same because some services are incompatible with laws and raise security concerns.
Topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 21:53
Whistleblower posts fresh Afghan war logs
Associated Press Posted: Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 2306 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Aug 07, 2010 at 2306 hrs IST London: Online whistle-blower WikiLeaks has posted a huge encrypted file named 'Insurance' to its website, sparking speculation that those behind the organisation may be prepared to release more classified information if authorities ...
Topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 11:45
Real-World Software Security
Building secure software isn't as simple as adding cryptography and authentication.
Topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 07:30
Scientists provide a new angle on quantum cryptography
An ultra-secure form of coded communication could be given a boost, thanks to scientists from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Rochester.
Topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 20:02
Bidirectional Mobile Code Trust Management Using Tamper Resistant Hardware
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Topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 07:48
WikiLeaks Posts Huge Encrypted File to Web
Online whistle-blower WikiLeaks has posted a huge encrypted file named "Insurance" to its website, sparking speculation that those behind the organization may be prepared to release more classified information if authorities interfere with them.
Topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 01:43
BlackBerry Bans Suggest a Scary Precedent: Crypto Wars Again?
Recent news reports have presented somewhat contradictory analysis of government plans in the United Arab Emirates , Saudi Arabia, and other countries to block the use of BlackBerry smart phones as a form of pressure on Research in Motion, BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer.
Topix.net | 05-Aug-2010 04:50