Cloud Encryption Service Market describes an in-depth evaluation and professional study on the present and future state of the Cloud Encryption Service market across the globe, including valuable facts and figures. Cloud Encryption Service Market provides information regarding the emerging opportunities in the market & the market drivers, trends & upcoming technologies that will boost these growth trends. The report provides a comprehensive overview including Definitions, Scope, Application, Production and CAGR (%) Comparison, Segmentation by Type, Share, Revenue Status and Outlook, Capacity, Consumption, Market Drivers, Production Status and Outlook and Opportunities, Export, Import, Emerging Markets/Countries Growth Rate. The report presents a 360-degree overview of the competitive landscape of the industries. The Cloud Encryption Service market report assesses the key regions (countries) promising a huge market share for the forecast period.

Top Key players of Cloud Encryption Service Market Covered In The Report:Thales e-Security (La Defense, France)Gemalto N.V. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Sophos Group plc (Abingdon, UK)Symantec Corporation (California, US)Skyhigh Networks (California, US)

Key Market Segmentation of Cloud Encryption Service:

Product type Segmentation

Support and MaintenanceTraining and EducationPlanning and ConsultingManaged Service

Industry Segmentation

HealthcareGovernment and Public UtilitiesTelecom and ITRetailAerospace and Defense

The Cloud Encryption Service report gives detail complete examination to territorial sections that covered The USA, Europe, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia, South America, South Africa, and Rest of World in Global Outlook Report with Cloud Encryption Service Market definitions, characterizations, delivering reports, cost structures, advancement strategies, and plans. The results and information are top notches in the Cloud Encryption Service report utilizing outlines, diagrams, pie graphs, and other pictorial portrayals concerning its Current Trends, Dynamics, and Cloud Encryption Service Business Scope, Key Statistics and CAGR Analysis of top key players.

Buy Latest Copy of Report Now! @ https://www.qurateresearch.com/report/buy/ICT/global-cloud-encryption-service-market/QBI-BIS-ICT-592437/

Key Highlights from Cloud Encryption Service Market Study:

Income and Sales Estimation Historical Revenue and deals volume is displayed and supports information is triangulated with best down and base up ways to deal with figure finish market measure and to estimate conjecture numbers for key areas shrouded in the Cloud Encryption Service report alongside arranged and very much perceived Types and end-utilize industry. Moreover, macroeconomic factor and administrative procedures are discovered explanation in Cloud Encryption Service industry advancement and perceptive examination.

Assembling Analysis The Cloud Encryption Service report is presently broke down concerning different types and applications. The Cloud Encryption Service market gives a section featuring the assembling procedure examination approved by means of essential data gathered through Industry specialists and Key authorities of profiled organizations.

Competition Analysis Cloud Encryption Service Leading players have been considered relying upon their organization profile, item portfolio, limit, item/benefit value, deals, and cost/benefit.

Demand and Supply and Effectiveness Cloud Encryption Service report moreover gives support, Production, Consumption and (Export and Import).

Which prime data figures are included in the report? -Market size (Last few years, current and expected)-Market share analysis as per different companies)-Market forecast)-Demand)-Price Analysis)-Market Contributions (Size, Share as per regional boundaries)

Who all can be benefitted out of this report? -Market Investigators-Teams, departments, and companies-Competitive organizations-Individual professionals-Vendors, Buyers, Suppliers-Others

What are the crucial aspects incorporated in the report? -Industry Value Chain-Consumption Data-Market Size Expansion-Key Economic Indicators

Strategic Points Covered in TOC:

Chapter 1: Introduction, market driving force product scope, market risk, market overview, and market opportunities of the global Cloud Encryption Service market.

Chapter 2: Evaluating the leading manufacturers of the global Cloud Encryption Service market which consists of its revenue, sales, and price of the products.

Chapter 3: Displaying the competitive nature among key manufacturers, with market share, revenue, and sales.

Chapter 4: Presenting global Cloud Encryption Service market by regions, market share and with revenue and sales for the projected period.

Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: To evaluate the market by segments, by countries and by manufacturers with revenue share and sales by key countries in these various regions.

Contact Us:

Web:www.qurateresearch.comE-mail:[emailprotected]Ph: US +13393375221

Follow Us @

LinkedIn

Twitter

Note: In order to provide more accurate market forecast, all our reports will be updated before delivery by considering the impact of COVID-19.

See more here:
Cloud Encryption Service : Global Market Size, Scope, Growth, and Analysis 2020-2026 The Bisouv Network - The Bisouv Network

A recent Updated study on the Global Email Encryption Market evaluates many aspects of the industry like the size, market status, key trends, and forecast 2026. the report also delivers brief information on the competitors and provides growth opportunities with key market drivers. Market segmentation by companies, region, and type is an integral part of this report. Historical data available in the report supports the Email Encryption Market development on a country level, regional and global. Based on these versatile information sets, market players in Email Encryption Industry can effectively deliver beneficial business decisions.

Global Email Encryption Market Report Highlights:

Request for a sample copy of the Email Encryption report with Figures, Graphs and Tocs: https://www.in4research.com/sample-request/1559

The Email Encryption report specifically highlights the market share, company profiles, regional outlook, product portfolio, a record of the recent developments, strategic analysis, key players in the market, sales, distribution chain, manufacturing, production, new market entrants as well as existing market players, advertising, brand value, popular products, demand and supply, and other important factors related to the market to help the new entrants understand the market scenario better.

Major Key Players Covered in Report are:

Email Encryption Market Segmentation by Type:

Email Encryption Market Segmentation by Application:

Email Encryption Market Segmentation by Region:

If you require more customization, Connect with us at https://www.in4research.com/customization/1559

Analysis of Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Trends of Email Encryption Market:

Drivers:

The Email Encryption market report in this section identifies dominant market drivers and favorable trends that leverage high-end growth, peculiar to the usual growth trajectory. The report in this section also unearths eminent demand possibility and customer inclination towards product and service consumption, thus effectively deciding growth prognosis across the timeline.

Restraints:

The Email Encryption market report also carefully identifies various restraining factors operational in the market and their limitations which directly interfere with the usual growth spurt.

Opportunities:

The following sections of the report evaluate the potential of existing Email Encryption market opportunities in growth diversification, besides also unraveling new avenues that further enhance growth likelihood.

Trend Estimation:

Relentless market developments and novelties also augment the growth route in several desirable ways that also reflect growth stability and sustainability in the forthcoming years.

In the last section of the report, the companies responsible for increasing the sales in the Email Encryption Market have been presented. These companies have been analyzed in terms of their manufacturing base, basic information, and competitors. In addition, the application and product type introduced by each of these companies also form a key part of this section of the report. The recent enhancements that took place in the global Email Encryption market and their influence on the future growth of the market have also been presented through this study.

Buy Exclusive Report at https://www.in4research.com/buy-now/1559

Key Answers Captured in Email Encryption Study are

For More Details Contact Us:

Contact Name: Rohan

Email: [emailprotected]

Phone: +1 (407) 768-2028

View post:
Comprehensive study of Email Encryption Market 2021 New Opportunities and Global Industry Outlook The Bisouv Network - The Bisouv Network

DUBLIN, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Homomorphic Encryption Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Type (Partially, Somewhat, and Fully) and Application (BFSI, Healthcare, Government, and Others)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

According to this report the global homomorphic encryption market was valued at US$ 120.12 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 246.29 million by 2027; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.7% from 2020 to 2027.

Increase in number of cyber attacks across the globe has become a vital concern for organizations. As most digital data is shifted through the Internet and advanced networks, the danger of data vulnerability has increased rapidly. The government, financial services, and IT sector are some of the prominent industries vulnerable to cyber threats. The industries mentioned above face tough challenges concerning their data security and vulnerability as they have to deal with storing, migrating, shifting, and outsourcing their user data on open source platforms many times. Therefore, in order to mitigate risk regarding data security while at rest, transmitting, or computing, the homomorphic encryption is gaining traction in various industries.

The utilization of homomorphic encryption technology is enabling organizations to maintain a robust standard of data security without compromising business operations or application functions. Moreover, owing to increasing concerns over the collection, misuse, transfer, or handling of data by businesses and institutions, the governments across the globe are strongly emphasizing on consumer data protection, which is further propelling the adoption of homomorphic encryption technology. Thus, growing concern over data security and increasing need for consumer data protection across the globe are expected to propel the homomorphic encryption market during the forecast period.

Geographically, North America held the largest share of the homomorphic encryption market in 2019, followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. Further, Asia Pacific is projected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period. The browser isolation software market is segmented into type, application, and geography. Based on type, the market is further categorized into partially, somewhat, and fully. The fully segment represented the largest share of the overall market during the forecast period. Based on application, the market is further segmented into BFSI, healthcare, government, and others. In 2019, thesis segment accounted for a substantial share of the global homomorphic encryption market.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Homomorphic Encryption Market

The COVID-19 epidemic is changing the functioning of businesses worldwide. To lower the spread of Coronavirus, companies and government have adopted remote working culture, which drives the digitalization in the global market. The worldwide business data ecosystem has proven strong in the face of the epidemic. The businesses, hospitals, and other government services started to adopt digital platforms having assured security features. Nevertheless, the financial industry services are adopting advanced encryption technologies to offer customer secured e-services. The digitalization projects witnessed declined growth at the start of pandemic owing to financial restriction; however, after the lockdowns, their importance has been increased at a significant rate. Data transactions are evolved in enormous quality which has been creating demand for the encryption services.

Cosmian; Cryptoexperts SAS; Inpher, Inc.; Shieldo, Inc.; Zama, Microsoft Corporation; Netskope, Inc.; Thales Group; IBM Corporation; and Google LLC are among major companies operating in the homomorphic encryption market.

Reasons to Buy:

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction1.1 Study Scope1.2 Report Guidance1.3 Market Segmentation

2. Key Takeaways

3. Research Methodology3.1 Coverage3.2 Secondary Research3.3 Primary Research

4. Homomorphic Encryption Market Landscape4.1 Market Overview4.2 PEST Analysis4.2.1 North America4.2.2 Europe4.2.3 Asia Pacific4.2.4 Middle East & Africa4.2.5 South America4.3 Ecosystem Analysis4.4 Expert Opinion

5. Homomorphic Encryption Market - Key Market Dynamics5.1 Market Drivers5.1.1 Rising Need for Data Security5.1.2 Emergence of Data Analytics5.2 Market Restraints5.2.1 Complexities of Homomorphic Encryption Systems5.3 Market Opportunities5.3.1 Growing Deployment of Cloud Computing5.4 Future Trends5.4.1 Integration with Advanced Technologies5.5 Impact Analysis of Drivers and Restraints

6. Homomorphic Encryption - Global Market Analysis6.1 Homomorphic Encryption: Global Overview6.2 Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (USD Million)6.3 Market Positioning - Global Market Players Ranking

7. Homomorphic Encryption Market Analysis - By Type7.1.1 Overview7.1.2 Homomorphic Encryption Market Breakdown, by Type, 2019 & 20277.2 Fully7.2.1 Overview7.2.2 Fully: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)7.3 Somewhat7.3.1 Overview7.3.2 Somewhat: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)7.4 Partially7.4.1 Overview7.4.2 Partially: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)

8. Homomorphic Encryption Market Analysis - By Application8.1.1 Overview8.1.2 Homomorphic Encryption Market Breakdown, by Application, 2019 & 20278.2 BFSI8.2.1 Overview8.2.2 BFSI: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)8.3 Healthcare8.3.1 Overview8.3.2 Healthcare: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)8.4 Government8.4.1 Overview8.4.2 Government: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)8.5 Others8.5.1 Overview8.5.2 Others: Homomorphic Encryption Market - Revenue and Forecast to 2027 (US$ Million)

9. Homomorphic Encryption Market - Geographic Analysis9.1 Overview9.2 North America: Homomorphic Encryption Market9.3 Europe: Homomorphic Encryption Market9.4 APAC: Homomorphic Encryption Market9.5 MEA: Homomorphic Encryption Market9.6 SAM: Homomorphic Encryption Market

10. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic On Global Homomorphic Encryption Market10.1 Overview10.1.1 North America: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic10.1.2 Europe: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic10.1.3 Asia-Pacific: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic10.1.4 MEA: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic10.1.5 SAM: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic

11. Industry Landscape11.1 Overview11.2 Market Initiative

12. Company Profiles12.1 Cosmian12.1.1 Key Facts12.1.2 Business Description12.1.3 Products and Services12.1.4 Financial Overview12.1.5 SWOT Analysis12.1.6 Key Developments12.2 CryptoExperts SAS12.2.1 Key Facts12.2.2 Business Description12.2.3 Products and Services12.2.4 Financial Overview12.2.5 SWOT Analysis12.2.6 Key Developments12.3 Inpher, Inc.12.3.1 Key Facts12.3.2 Business Description12.3.3 Products and Services12.3.4 Financial Overview12.3.5 SWOT Analysis12.3.6 Key Developments12.4 ShieldIO, Inc.12.4.1 Key Facts12.4.2 Business Description12.4.3 Products and Services12.4.4 Financial Overview12.4.5 SWOT Analysis12.4.6 Key Developments12.5 ZAMA12.5.1 Key Facts12.5.2 Business Description12.5.3 Products and Services12.5.4 Financial Overview12.5.5 SWOT Analysis12.5.6 Key Developments12.6 Microsoft Corporation12.6.1 Key Facts12.6.2 Business Description12.6.3 Products and Services12.6.4 Financial Overview12.6.5 SWOT Analysis12.6.6 Key Developments12.7 Netskope, Inc.12.7.1 Key Facts12.7.2 Business Description12.7.3 Financial Overview12.7.4 SWOT Analysis12.7.5 Key Developments12.8 Thales Group12.8.1 Key Facts12.8.2 Business Description12.8.3 Products and Services12.8.4 Financial Overview12.8.5 SWOT Analysis12.8.6 Key Developments12.9 IBM Corporation12.9.1 Key Facts12.9.2 Business Description12.9.3 Products and Services12.9.4 Financial Overview12.9.5 SWOT Analysis12.9.6 Key Developments12.10 Google LLC12.10.1 Key Facts12.10.2 Business Description12.10.3 Products and Services12.10.4 Financial Overview12.10.5 SWOT Analysis12.10.6 Key Developments

13. Appendix

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/cpln8e

Media Contact:

Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager [emailprotected]

For E.S.T Office Hours Call +1-917-300-0470 For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call +1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900

U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716

SOURCE Research and Markets

http://www.researchandmarkets.com

Continued here:
Outlook on the Homomorphic Encryption Global Market to 2027 - by Type, Application & Geography - PRNewswire

This is the final in a multi-part series on cryptography and the Domain Name System (DNS).

In previous posts in this series, I've discussed a number of applications of cryptography to the DNS, many of them related to the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

In this final blog post, I'll turn attention to another application that may appear at first to be the most natural, though as it turns out, may not always be the most necessary: DNS encryption. (I've also written about DNS encryption as well as minimization in a separate post on DNS information protection.)

In 2014, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) chartered the DNS PRIVate Exchange (dprive) working group to start work on encrypting DNS queries and responses exchanged between clients and resolvers.

That work resulted in RFC 7858, published in 2016, which describes how to run the DNS protocol over the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, also known as DNS over TLS, or DoT.

DNS encryption between clients and resolvers has since gained further momentum, with multiple browsers and resolvers supporting DNS over Hypertext Transport Protocol Security (HTTPS), or DoH, with the formation of the Encrypted DNS Deployment Initiative, and with further enhancements such as oblivious DoH.

The dprive working group turned its attention to the resolver-to-authoritative exchange during its rechartering in 2018. And in October of last year, ICANN's Office of the CTO published its strategy recommendations for the ICANN-managed Root Server (IMRS, i.e., the L-Root Server), an effort motivated in part by concern about potential "confidentiality attacks" on the resolver-to-root connection.

From a cryptographer's perspective the prospect of adding encryption to the DNS protocol is naturally quite interesting. But this perspective isn't the only one that matters, as I've observed numerous times in previous posts.

A common theme in this series on cryptography and the DNS has been the question of whether the benefits of a technology are sufficient to justify its cost and complexity.

This question came up not only in my review of two newer cryptographic advances, but also in my remarks on the motivation for two established tools for providing evidence that a domain name doesn't exist.

Recall that the two tools the Next Secure (NSEC) and Next Secure 3 (NSEC3) records were developed because a simpler approach didn't have an acceptable risk / benefit tradeoff. In the simpler approach, to provide a relying party assurance that a domain name doesn't exist, a name server would return a response, signed with its private key, " doesn't exist."

From a cryptographic perspective, the simpler approach would meet its goal: a relying party could then validate the response with the corresponding public key. However, the approach would introduce new operational risks, because the name server would now have to perform online cryptographic operations.

The name server would not only have to protect its private key from compromise, but would also have to protect the cryptographic operations from overuse by attackers. That could open another avenue for denial-of-service attacks that could prevent the name server from responding to legitimate requests.

The designers of DNSSEC mitigated these operational risks by developing NSEC and NSEC3, which gave the option of moving the private key and the cryptographic operations offline, into the name server's provisioning system. Cryptography and operations were balanced by this better solution. The theme is now returning to view through the recent efforts around DNS encryption.

Like the simpler initial approach for authentication, DNS encryption may meet its goal from a cryptographic perspective. But the operational perspective is important as well. As designers again consider where and how to deploy private keys and cryptographic operations across the DNS ecosystem, alternatives with a better balance are a desirable goal.

In addition to encryption, there has been research into other, possibly lower-risk alternatives that can be used in place of or in addition to encryption at various levels of the DNS.

We call these techniques collectively minimization techniques.

In "textbook" DNS resolution, a resolver sends the same full domain name to a root server, a top-level domain (TLD) server, a second-level domain (SLD) server, and any other server in the chain of referrals, until it ultimately receives an authoritative answer to a DNS query.

This is the way that DNS resolution has been practiced for decades, and it's also one of the reasons for the recent interest in protecting information on the resolver-to-authoritative exchange: The full domain name is more information than all but the last name server needs to know.

One such minimization technique, known as qname minimization, was identified by Verisign researchers in 2011 and documented in RFC 7816 in 2016. (In 2015, Verisign announced a royalty-free license to its qname minimization patents.)

With qname minimization, instead of sending the full domain name to each name server, the resolver sends only as much as the name server needs either to answer the query or to refer the resolver to a name server at the next level. This follows the principle of minimum disclosure: the resolver sends only as much information as the name server needs to "do its job." As Matt Thomas described in his recent blog post on the topic, nearly half of all .com and .net queries received by Verisign's .com TLD servers were in a minimized form as of August 2020.

Other techniques that are part of this new chapter in DNS protocol evolution include NXDOMAIN cut processing [RFC 8020] and aggressive DNSSEC caching [RFC 8198]. Both leverage information present in the DNS to reduce the amount and sensitivity of DNS information exchanged with authoritative name servers. In aggressive DNSSEC caching, for example, the resolver analyzes NSEC and NSEC3 range proofs obtained in response to previous queries to determine on its own whether a domain name doesn't exist. This means that the resolver doesn't always have to ask the authoritative server system about a domain name it hasn't seen before.

All of these techniques, as well as additional minimization alternatives I haven't mentioned, have one important common characteristic: they only change how the resolver operates during the resolver-authoritative exchange. They have no impact on the authoritative name server or on other parties during the exchange itself. They thereby mitigate disclosure risk while also minimizing operational risk.

The resolver's exchanges with authoritative name servers, prior to minimization, were already relatively less sensitive because they represented aggregate interests of the resolver's many clients1. Minimization techniques lower the sensitivity even further at the root and TLD levels: the resolver sends only its aggregate interests in TLDs to root servers, and only its interests in SLDs to TLD servers. The resolver still sends the aggregate interests in full domain names at the SLD level and below2, and may also include certain client-related information at these levels, such as the client-subnet extension. The lower levels therefore may have different protection objectives than the upper levels.

Minimization techniques and encryption together give DNS designers additional tools for protecting DNS information tools that when deployed carefully can balance between cryptographic and operational perspectives.

These tools complement those I've described in previous posts in this series. Some have already been deployed at scale, such as a DNSSEC with its NSEC and NSEC3 non-existence proofs. Others are at various earlier stages, like NSEC5 and tokenized queries, and still others contemplate "post-quantum" scenarios and how to address them. (And there are yet other tools that I haven't covered in this series, such as authenticated resolution and adaptive resolution.)

Modern cryptography is just about as old as the DNS. Both have matured since their introduction in the late 1970s and early 1980s respectively. Both bring fundamental capabilities to our connected world. Both continue to evolve to support new applications and to meet new security objectives. While they've often moved forward separately, as this blog series has shown, there are also opportunities for them to advance together. I look forward to sharing more insights from Verisign's research in future blog posts.

Read the previous posts in this six-part blog series:

See the article here:
Information Protection for the Domain Name System: Encryption and Minimization - CircleID

Viber is a full-featured cross-platform group messaging app that works on both iOS and Android. Similar to messaging apps like Signal and Discord, Viber offers end-to-end encryption, meaning your conversations can't be intercepted by third parties.

There's also a Viber desktop app that lets you use the service on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers.

Here's everything you need to know to get started calling and texting on Viber.

Viber is a messaging app that claims to have over a million users. It's become popular recently for its security options, which can keep your messages private.

You can install the Viber mobile app for iOS or Android, or the desktop app for Windows, Mac, or Linux.

You can use the free app for text messages, voice calls, and video calls. Unlike some messaging apps, Viber doesn't require a username and password. Instead, after installing the app, it relies on your phone number to identify you, so users can't disguise their identity behind a screen name, alias, or avatar.

That also makes initial setup easier, since setup is simply a matter of confirming your phone number.

Viber's main screen is typical of most messaging apps, with options to text or make voice and video calls. Dave Johnson/Business Insider

With Viber, you can do more than call or message individual people the app accommodates group texts for up to 250 people and group calls for up to 20 people at once.

With a subscription to Viber Out for $5.99 a month, you can also place cellular calls from within the app, which use your cellular plan, rather than Wi-Fi. This is convenient for placing calls to people who aren't Viber users.

Viber isn't remarkably different from any other messaging app, but it has some interesting features. When text messaging, for example, you can include short audio and video snippets as well as stickers and photos. You can also create disappearing messages, similar to WhatsApp.

You can attach images, stickers, and video and voice snippets to your messages. Dave Johnson/Business Insider

The app also has a personalized news feed feature. You can customize the news sources you're interested in (there are over 50, including AOL, Deadspin, Elle, Fox News, NBC, Road & Track, and USA Today) and browse headlines and stories from within the messaging app.

Viber has a customizable news module. Dave Johnson/Business Insider

Read the rest here:
What is Viber? Everything you need to know about the encrypted messaging platform - Business Insider - Business Insider

In the wake of the Great Parler Ban of 2021, the popular encrypted messaging app Signal managed to double its users from 20 million to 40 million, practically overnight. This is good news for the company at presentbut it also poses some potential problems for the future. Maybe.

Casey Newton reports from his Platformer newsletter:

In the months leading up to and following the 2020 US presidential election, Signal employees raised questions about the development and addition of new features that they fear will lead the platform to be used in dangerous and even harmful ways. But those warnings have largely gone unheeded, they told me, as the company has pursued a goal to hit 100 million active users and generate enough donations to secure Signal's long-term future.

Employees worry that, should Signal fail to build policies and enforcement mechanisms to identify and remove bad actors, the fallout could bring more negative attention to encryption technologies from regulators at a time when their existence is threatened around the world.

[]

Interviews with current and former employees, plus leaked screenshots of internal deliberations, paint a portrait of a company that is justly proud of its role in promoting privacy while also willfully dismissing concerns over the potential misuses of its service. Their comments raise the question of whether a company conceived as a rebuke to data-hungry, ad-funded communication tools like Facebook and WhatsApp will really be so different after all.

It sounds kind of wild to think about a non-profit organization that provides free end-to-end encryption suddenly having to contend with content moderation issues (if such a thing were even possible). But that's where the future might be headed. There are already plenty of activists who use Signal for organizing; what's to stop extremists from doing the same, and who defines the difference?

The battle inside Signal [Casey Newton / Platformer]

Signal's Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage [Manish Singh / TechCrunch]

Image: mikemacmarketing / Flickr (CC-BY-SA 2.0)

Read the original:
A glimpse at the messy future of Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app - Boing Boing

Several police officers were among the mob that invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, a fact that has prompted some serious questions for law enforcement agencies about what they're doing to tackle the far-right presence in their departments. An article in Monday's Washington Post discusses how police might work to recognize problematic recruits before they're hired, and how to make it easier to discipline officers who express violent political attitudesa challenge as cop-friendly arbitrators often intervene and force law enforcement agencies keep them on board.

Deep down in the Post story, the debate takes a comically absurdist twist. A former Houston police officer was among those charged with joining the violent mob at the Capitol. With the problem at his doorstep, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, who is also president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, decided to blameencryption:

Acevedo also said anonymous online platforms on the "dark web" are making such investigations impossible, even for departments with sufficient resources. He expects the move away from public platforms like Facebook and Twitter to grow rapidly in response to the FBI arrests of those who rioted at the Capitol.

This month, Acevedo was asked by the House Oversight and Reform Committee to explain what actions police chiefs are taking, and responded by asking for help. For years, law enforcement officials have asked for passage of a federal law that would require such platforms to have a "back door" that law enforcement can access if they have "a legitimate investigative need and a court order" to gain entry.

"Congress's failure to act has enabled industry giants to flaunt the law and operate with impunity," Acevedo wrote in response.

Destroying encryptionand yes, mandatory backdoors would utterly destroy encryptionhas been a pet cause of the U.S. Department of Justice for years. The invocation of the "dark web" as a boogeyman has been a constant recently too. Usually those who have demanded encryption back doors have insisted that it was necessary to fight child trafficking and terrorism.

It feels a bit desperate to invoke encryption as a reason why police departments don't know they've got some dangerous officers, particularly whenlet's be frankthese guys weren't being all that secretive. As the Brennan Center for Justice notes, "These officers' racist activities are often known within their departments, but only result in disciplinary action or termination if they trigger public scandals."

Meanwhile, Acevedo has inadvertently revealed that people are right to worry that law enforcement would abuse encryption backdoors. Police leaders have traditionally insisted that they need these to make sure tech platforms and communication tools comply with legal warrants. But Acevedo is talking about using backdoors to investigate potential or current police officers without any specific connection to criminal activity. This isn't crimefighting; it's domestic surveillance. This is precisely why backdoors are dangerous. Worse yet: The whole premise of these investigations is that there are abusive, authoritarian cops out there who can't be trusted. This is supposed to be a reason to give officers more access topeople's communications?

It's absolutely disheartening to see coverage of encrypted communications that suggests apps like Signal or Telegram are problems because they do not (and cannot) police content, therefore allowing extremists to communicate with each other. A tool can be used for good reasons or bad. We don't throw away hammers and move back into caves because they can also be used to beat somebody to death.

To reiterate for the umpteenth time, encryption protects us from criminals, hackers, and authoritarian governments. What Acevedo proposes won't help fight crime. It would actually make us more likely to be victims of crime. And that doesn't even get into what happens when some of our more violent governments across the world start using the backdoors precisely the way Acevedo describes, but against citizens trying to organize for more freedom, not just to cancel an election whose outcome they didn't like.

We shouldn't be surprised Acevedo that doesn't know what his cops are up to. For years, right under his nose, corrupt narcotics officers have been involved in a racket that involved falsifying records, which culminated in 2019 in a botched raid where officers killed a couple. As Reason's Jacob Sullum noted just this week, Acevedo is still trying to defend some of the officers involved and maintaining that there are not systemic problems in his department. What good would backdoors be to a man who refuses to acknowledge the evidence that's already in front of him?

Read more:
Houston Police Chief Tries To Blame Encryption for Failure To Uncover Far-Right Cops - Reason

from the sure,-make-this-all-about-us-when-it's-really-just-about-you dept

As more evidence comes to light showing a disturbing amount of law enforcement participation in the January 6th attack on the Capitol, police departments around the nation are finally being forced to face something they've ignored for far too long.

The law enforcement officers who participated in the insurrection attacked officers attempting to defend the building, or, at the very least, did nothing to discourage the lawless actions occurring all around them. The officers that went to DC and engaged in a riot aren't an anomaly. They've been part of law enforcement for as long as law enforcement has existed: bigots with a penchant for violence and a thirst for power.

These officers are finally beginning to be rooted out, but only because they did things no one can ignore. Hundreds of participants produced hundreds of recordings, turning their own celebration of their attempted election-thwarting into the evidence needed to identify them and charge them with federal crimes. Posts made to social media platforms provided more evidence, tying incriminating statements to location data to place off-duty cops on the scene.

Now that agencies are finally confronting their in-house white supremacist/militia problem, they're asking for everyone to be made less secure so they can handle the problem that's been hiding in plain sight for years.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo -- who presides over an agency with more than its share of bad cops -- was asked what officials like himself are doing to confront this problem. In response, Chief Acevedo asked for Congress to do him -- and other law enforcement agencies -- a favor:

Acevedo... said anonymous online platforms on the dark web are making such [internal] investigations impossible, even for departments with sufficient resources. He expects the move away from public platforms like Facebook and Twitter to grow rapidly in response to the FBI arrests of those who rioted at the Capitol.

This month, Acevedo was asked by the House Oversight and Reform Committee to explain what actions police chiefs are taking, and responded by asking for help. For years, law enforcement officials have asked for passage of a federal law that would require such platforms to have a back door that law enforcement can access if they have a legitimate investigative need and a court order to gain entry.

Then he blamed social media platforms for his own inability to police his police, calling them out as the real lawbreakers here:

Congresss failure to act has enabled industry giants to flaunt the law and operate with impunity, Acevedo wrote in response.

First off, if the bad cops are shifting to "dark web" platforms in response to their own opsec failures during the January 6th riot, mandating backdoors that affect "industry giants" isn't going to make it any easier to track down cops who've moved on to "darker" web services.

Second, law enforcement agencies' continuous failure to hold officers accountable or to perform rigorous background checks should not be used as leverage to make services and devices less secure for millions of Americans. Citizens have already had to watch their tax dollars pay the salaries of brutal thugs whose loyalty to each other often supersedes their sworn duties as public servants. They don't need to be punished further just so it's a little easier for cops to perform the occasional internal investigation.

Finally, the encryption offered by device makers and communications platforms also protects cops -- not just from accountability, as Acevedo implies here -- but from malicious hackers and criminals who would love access to cops' devices, communications, and sensitive files. A backdoor for bad cops is a backdoor for good cops -- and a backdoor that strips a layer of security away from everyone who uses these devices and services.

The ugliness that permeates law enforcement needs to be rooted out. But the security of millions of Americans shouldn't be weakened just because those policing the police haven't done much of this policing for decades. They've had open access to evidence for years and rarely used it. Now that their sins are too big to ignore until the next news cycle hits shouldn't be the impetus for backdoor mandates.

Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyones attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.

Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.

While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise and every little bit helps. Thank you.

The Techdirt Team

Filed Under: art acevedo, backdoors, encryption, going dark, insurrection, washington dc

Read the original:
Police Chief Demands Holes In Encryption Because Some Cops Decided To Participate In The DC Insurrection - Techdirt

ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota are sounding the alarm over a resolution adopted by the Council of the European Union.

A group of encrypted service providers has penned an open letter to EU lawmakers to denounce plans to alter encryption rules in Europe.

ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota, which provide email and data storage products, said the stance recently taken by the Council of the European Union will undermine security for Europeans.

In December, the Council adopted a resolution on encryption with the slogan security through encryption and security despite encryption, which had been anticipated but still came in for criticism.

The Council said that encryption is necessary for protecting fundamental rights and the digital security of governments, industry and society but also argued for law enforcement having the ability to exercise their lawful powers, both online and offline protecting our societies and citizens.

It is seeking to create some balance between encryption for users but also access for authorities when necessary. However, the open letter from the four companies said the language used in the resolution could be interpreted as stipulating backdoors into encrypted communications.

The resolution makes a fundamental misunderstanding: encryption is an absolute, data is either encrypted or it isnt, users have privacy or they dont, the letter reads.

The desire to give law enforcement more tools to fight crime is obviously understandable. But the proposals are the digital equivalent of giving law enforcement a key to every citizens home and might begin a slippery slope towards greater violations of personal privacy.

While the resolution adopted by the Council is not legally binding, it could open up opportunities for the Commission to prepare proposals for possible legislation.

This is not the first time weve seen anti-encryption rhetoric emanating from some parts of Europe, and I doubt it will be the last. But that does not mean we should be complacent, Andy Yen, chief executive of ProtonMail, said.

The difference this time is that the Council has taken a more subtle approach and avoided explicitly using words like ban or backdoor. But make no mistake, this is the intention. Its important that steps are taken now to prevent these proposals going too far and keep Europeans rights to privacy intact.

Encrypted and secure communications have garnered a lot of attention of late after the backlash against WhatsApps latest update. The furore saw swathes of sign-ups for alternative encrypted messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram. WhatsApps update has since been pushed back to May.

The letter from ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota has been issued to coincide with Data Privacy Day, a campaigning initiative by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, a group of tech and finance firms.

Continue reading here:
EU warned of 'slippery slope' with new encryption plans Just now - Siliconrepublic.com

The Hardware Encryption Devices market research report presents a comprehensive assessment of the market and contains thoughtful insights, facts, historical data, and statistically supported by both volume and revenue (USD million) industry-validated market data. The report contains vital insights on the market which will support the clients to make the right business decisions. It also contains projections using a suitable set of assumptions and methodologies. The research report provides analysis and information according to Hardware Encryption Devices market segments such as geography,The entire study covers the key drivers and restraints for the Hardware Encryption Devices market. this reportincluded a special section on theImpact of COVID19.

Moreover, it offers highly accurate estimations on theCAGR,market share, and market size of key regions and countries. Players can use this study to explore untapped Hardware Encryption Devices markets to extend their reach and create sales opportunities.

Get Sample Copy of Business Insight Study of this Research Report @https://www.worldwidemarketreports.com/sample/462040

The research report included companyCompetitors top sellersprofiles, According to this study, over the next five years, the Hardware Encryption Devices market will register an xx% CAGR in terms of revenue. Some are the key players taken under coverage for this Research study are:Western Digital Corp, Samsung Electronics, Seagate Technology PLC, Kingston Technology Corp, Micron Technology Inc, Toshiba, Kanguru Solutions, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., NetApp, WinMagic Inc., Thales, Gemalto NV, Others

Hardware Encryption Devices market competitive landscape offers data information and details by companies.The report also illustrates minute details in the Hardware Encryption Devices market governing micro and macroeconomic factors that seem to have a dominant and long-term impact, directing the course of popular trends in the global Hardware Encryption Devices market.

This report additionally covers the effect of COVID-19 on the worldwide market. The pandemic brought about by Coronavirus (COVID-19) has influenced each part of life all inclusive, including the business segment. This has brought along a several changes in economic situations.

Our analysts monitoring the situation across the globe explains that the market will generate remunerative prospects for producers post COVID-19 crisis.The report aims to provide an additional illustration of the latest scenario, economic slowdown, and COVID-19 impact on the overall industry.

If you are investor/shareholder in theHardware Encryption Devices Market, the provided study will help you to understand the growth model ofHardware Encryption Devices Industry after impact of COVID-19. Request for sample report (including ToC, Tables and Figures with detailed information) Know more COVID-19 Impact Analysis & Post Covid Opportunities@https://www.worldwidemarketreports.com/covidimpact/462040

Business Strategies

Key strategies in the global Hardware Encryption Devices market like product developments, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, etc., analysed in this report. The worth of strategic analysis has been rigorously investigated in conjunction with undisputed market challenges. The Hardware Encryption Devices market report delivers conclusion that includes breakdown and data triangulation, consumer needs/customer preference change, research findings, market size estimation, data source. These factors will increase the business overall.

Why should you invest in Hardware Encryption Devices Business?

If you are aiming to enter the Hardware Encryption Devices business, this report is a comprehensive guide that provides crystal clear insights into this niche market. All the major application areas for Hardware Encryption Devices are covered in this report and information is given on the important regions of the world where this market is likely to boom during the upcoming years, so that you can plan your strategies to enter this market accordingly. Besides, through this report, you can have a complete grasp of the level of competition you will be facing in this hugely competitive market and if you are an established player in this market already, this report will help you gauge the strategies that your competitors have adopted to stay as business leaders in this market. For new entrants to this market, the voluminous data provided in this report is invaluable.

Table of Content (TOC)

WMR offers attractive discounts on customization of reports as per your need. Moreover, our research team provides an exclusive report of a particular segment as per the requirement of clients and additional companies profiles can be made available as per the clients request.

Talk to our Industry Expert for any quiry and customization@https://www.worldwidemarketreports.com/quiry/462040

Contact Us:

Mr. ShahWorldwide Market ReportsSeattle, WA 98154, U.S.Email:sales@worldwidemarketreports.com

See the original post:
Hardware Encryption Devices Market: Potential Growth, Attractive Valuation Make It Is A Long-term Investment | ASC SIGNAL, CLAMPCO SISTEMI, EASAT...