NIST's withdrawn special publication 800-90A is back in the news. This time, it’s due to an allegation carried by Reuters that RSA Data Security was paid by the NSA to make the dual-EC (elliptic curve) variant the default deterministic random-bit generator algorithm, or DRBG, in its commercial toolk...
This holiday season, buyers everywhere will flock to the Internet to rack up savings on deals and avoid the hassles of shopping in malls and department stores. Unfortunately, shopping online without using caution can lead to great headaches due to the prevalence of criminal activity. One of the most...
Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) - Todd Wilkinson, chief executive officer of Datacard Group, and Bill Conner, chief executive officer of Entrust Inc., talk about Datacard's purchase of Entrust for $500 million in cash. They speak with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)...
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. To read the first post, click here. Top 10 Holiday Scams to Steer Clear of this Season   Order shipment notification When doing your holiday shopping, always make sure that the email notification confirming your order shipment is directly tied to the ...
This post was originally published by Bruce Morton & Erik Costlow on the CA Security Council blog. We have recently discussed the benefits of code signing in two posts: Securing Software Distribution with Digital Signatures and Improving Code Signing. These posts covered the role of code signatures...