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• US Government Committee Concludes (Yet Again) That Encryption Backdoors Undesirable

  As the year draws to a close – and what a year! – we finally have some good, sensible news: the US government has found that "any measure that weakens encryption works against the national interest," and so encryption backdoors are an untenable... Posted Dec 29 2016, 05:27 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data at rest encryption, data security provider, desktop encryption software, encryption law, encryption service provider, encryption software provider, file encryption, government encryption, iPad encryption, iPhone encryption, law, smartphone encryption

• Managing Disk Encryption: Londoners Leave Behind 25,000 Devices In Public Transportation

  According to v3.co.uk , a recent informational release by Transport for London (TfL) shows that nearly 25,000 devices were left behind by Londoners in 2013. Phones, laptops, tablets, and other data storage devices were mistakenly mislaid in buses, trains... Posted Dec 02 2014, 06:57 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: Android encryption, Android protection, Android security, best encryption, data at rest encryption, data security, data theft prevention, device encryption, encryption service provider, encryption software, encryption software provider, full disk encryption, hard disk encryption, iPad encryption, iPad protection, iPad security, iPhone encryption, iPhone security, laptop encryption, laptop encryption solution, laptop hdd encryption, laptop security, MDM, media encryption and protection, personal laptop encryption, smartphone encryption, smartphone protection, smartphone security, tablet encryption, tablet protection, tablet security, UK, usb device protection, usb device security, usb drive encryption

• The 5th Amendment: Fingerprints Not Protected Like Passwords Are

  When it comes to smartphone encryption , it seems that Apple's fingerprint-based TouchID unlocking feature is not so great (although most people seem to readily agree that the same, when it comes to mobile payments, is nothing short of miraculous... Posted Nov 03 2014, 04:13 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: Android encryption, Android security, data security, data security provider, data theft prevention, encryption law, encryption service provider, encryption software, encryption software provider, iPad encryption, iPad protection, iPad security, iPhone encryption, iPhone protection, law, MDM, smartphone encryption, smartphone protection, smartphone security

• Managing Smartphone Encryption: Rehashing Myths

  The folks over at vice.com have commented on the latest smartphone security debacle – namely, the turning on of smartphone disk encryption by default – and the complaints from law enforcement over this decision. Befitting the nature of the site, vice... Posted Oct 09 2014, 04:43 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: Android encryption, Android protection, Android security, best encryption, data encryption, data security, encryption law, encryption service provider, encryption software, encryption software provider, iPad encryption, iPad protection, iPad security, iPhone encryption, iPhone protection, iPhone security, laptop encryption, laptop encryption solution, laptop security, laptop security software, law, MDM, mobile data encryption, mobile hdd encryption, smartphone encryption, smartphone protection, smartphone security, tablet encryption, tablet protection, tablet security

• iPhone Encryption Management: What Does Apple's Encryption Policy Change Affect?

  Apple and Google recently made headlines for changing their policy on smartphone encryption , namely making device encryption the default on their products, and designing their systems so that neither company holds the encryption keys. Purportedly, this... Posted Oct 06 2014, 05:07 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: Android encryption, Android protection, Android security, best encryption, data at rest encryption, data security, device encryption, disk encryption, encryption law, encryption service provider, encryption software, encryption software provider, full disk encryption, government encryption, hard disk encryption, hard drive encryption, hdd encryption software, iPad encryption, iPad protection, iPad security, iPhone encryption, iPhone protection, iPhone security, mobile data encryption, mobile hdd encryption, smartphone encryption, smartphone protection, smartphone security

• iPhone Encryption And Management: Is The FBI Right To Freak Out Over Encryption?

  Various media outlets reported last week that the FBI was "freaking out" over Apple's decision to make changes to how it approaches encryption on customers' devices. In testament to the strength and power of device encryption , the FBI... Posted Sep 29 2014, 04:05 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: Android encryption, Android protection, Android security, consumerization of IT, data at rest encryption, data security, device encryption, encryption law, encryption service provider, encryption software, encryption software provider, encryption standard, endpoint security, government encryption, iPad encryption, iPad protection, iPad security, iPhone encryption, iPhone protection, iPhone security, MDM, media encryption and protection, smartphone encryption, smartphone protection, smartphone security, tablet encryption, tablet protection, tablet security