edtFTPj/PRO adds TLS 1.2
At the start of the new year, it's interesting to look back over the release history of edtFTPj/PRO. Amazingly, it's been over 12 years since 1.0 was released with basic support for FTPS!
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Windows 10 and disk encryption
Hard disk encryption prevents access to your confidential files if your PC or laptop is stolen.
CompleteFTP's year of 2015
CompleteFTP is a secure Windows server that supports a number of file transfer protocols such as FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP and HTTP/S. During the last eight years, its regular release cycle means it has been continuously enhanced.
Former NSA officials back strong encryption
Some former NSA and CIA officials have recently made some good points about why use of strong encryption should not be curtailed or crippled.
The UK’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill Part 2
We looked at the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill recently, looking at the complex issue of secret government-mandated "back doors" into encryption software.
VTech Chinese toymaker hack update
We recently posted about the VTech hack, in which millions of user account details were stolen from the Chinese toymaker. We noted that account passwords were hashed using MD5, making it easy to retrieve passwords.
Massive VTech hack
VTech is a Chinese company, and in November, VTech's servers were hacked and the personal data of almost 5 million customers was stolen.
Does your browser support SHA-2 certificates?
We recently blogged about how the SHA-1 hash algorithm is now considered to be broken.
Global tech giants back encryption
FBI director James B. Comey has for some time been a critic of encryption technologies, arguing that challenges for his agency are growing as groups they are monitoring "go dark"
The UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill
George Danezis from University College London has an excellent blog post detailing the most serious implications of the bill, particularly its gagging orders against disclosure of state surveillance.