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I built my own password cloud server — it was easier than I thought

The barrier to entry has never been lower, and you'll own your password manager in every meaningful way. Even if Bitwarden's ...
IEEE

Server-Aided Public Key Authenticated Searchable Encryption With Constant Ciphertext and Constant Trapdoor

Abstract: Public key authenticated encryption with keyword search (PAEKS) is an advanced asymmetric searchable encryption technique secure against inside keyword guessing attacks. A common application ...
TechRadar

It's about time! Microsoft finally kills off encryption cipher blamed for multiple cyberattacks - RC4 bites the dust at last

RC4 has been exploited in high-profile attacks across enterprise Windows networks Kerberoasting exploits weaknesses in Active Directory, allowing attackers to perform offline password cracking ...
TechSpot

Microsoft will soon deprecate the insecure RC4 encryption algorithm

About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and ...
TechRadar

Swiss government urges people to ditch Microsoft 365 and others due to lack of proper encryption

American hyperscalers adhere to the US Cloud Act, which goes against Swiss beliefs Privatim is advocating for true E2EE and more transparency across the chain American hyperscalers are acceptable if ...
Ars Technica

Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”

A prominent US senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence,” citing the company’s continued use of an obsolete and vulnerable form ...
The Business Journals

Microsoft settles with Virtru after yearslong battle over email encryption technology

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The case was headed to trial ...
Reuters

Microsoft server hack hit about 100 organizations, researchers say

WASHINGTON/LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software compromised about 100 organizations as of the weekend, two of ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws

Today is Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 137 flaws, including one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. This Patch Tuesday also ...
Business Wire

Microsoft’s Email Encryption Behavior May Violate HIPAA, New Paubox Report Warns

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report from Paubox, a leader in HIPAA compliant email, reveals that Microsoft 365’s email encryption behavior could be putting healthcare organizations at serious ...