Encrypted Spaces is, in some sense, the next generation of the Signal protocol, but for more complex and fully featured tools that go beyond messaging and calls, says Matt Green, a cryptography-focused professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins. “They’ve… Read More "Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps"
Europe is done with American Big Tech. Well, sort of. Since the start of President Donald Trump’s chaotic second administration last year, concerned governments and companies across the continent have accelerated plans to end their near-total reliance on technology from… Read More "All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology"
As tensions between President Donald Trump and Europe continue to simmer, the continent is accelerating its moves to reduce its addiction to US technology. Cities and governments are ditching Microsoft Office for open-source alternatives, shifting to European cloud hosting for… Read More "The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech"
I’ve been covering spam calling for years, so when Google offered me details about a new Android feature built to detect and flag spoofed calls, I was ready to hear more. What I didn’t expect from the demo was to… Read More "Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling"
A ransomware group is attempting to extort the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, claiming that it stole 8 terabytes of data from the company, including schematics and project details from customers including Dell, Google, Apple, and Nvidia. Foxconn did not immediately… Read More "Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever"
Google Cloud this week announced an always-on autonomous platform designed to protect enterprises from the rising wave of AI-powered cyberattacks. The new Google AI Threat Defense cybersecurity solution leverages AI to identify machine-powered threats faster and stop them before they… Read More "Google Unveils AI Threat Defense Platform to Fight AI-Powered Cyberattacks"
