Privacy News and Articles

OpenSSL 3.5 Released

24.04.2025

This long-term stable release will be supported until April 8, 2030.

Privacy , Quantum Computing , Security
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Anonymization and pseudonymization of data

Behind the Mask

Data anonymization and pseudonymization are two key techniques that ensure privacy while enabling the use of data for analysis and decision making; the two methods offer different approaches that vary as a function of use case.
data , Privacy , Security
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Zulip, Mattermost, and Rocket.Chat

Close to the Chest

Chat servers likely send confidential data to the cloud, so if you don't want to see your business talks on Google or Amazon, you can keep your information safely in your own data center with self-hosted options – and without compromising on convenience.
communication , Open Source , Privacy , tools
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Kaspersky Software Banned in the United States

28.06.2024

Ties to Russia pose significant privacy risk, says the US Department of Commerce.

Privacy , Security , software
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Apple’s PQ3 Brings Post-Quantum Security to iMessage

28.02.2024

Read about this groundbreaking cryptographic protocol.

cryptography , Privacy , Quantum Computing , Security
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EU Court Rules that Encryption Backdoors Undermine Human Rights

23.02.2024

ECHR ruling upholds right to privacy.

encryption , Privacy , Security
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EU-US Data Privacy Framework Ensures Safe Data Transfers

24.07.2023

US companies can now self-certify compliance with the framework.

data , Privacy
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3 Most Common Ransomware Attack Vectors

26.05.2023

Taking basic steps can help avoid attacks.

Privacy , ransomware , Security , vulnerability
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DNS name resolution with HTTPS

Confidential Game

Now that web content is encrypted by HTTPS, the underlying name resolution is often unprotected. We look at the classic DNS protocol and investigate whether DNS over HTTPS could be the solution to ensure the confidentiality of DNS requests.
DNS , Privacy , Security
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Protect privileged accounts in AD

Highly Confidential

Granular protection for highly privileged accounts is granted by the Protected Users group in Active Directory and Kerberos authentication policies.
authentication , Privacy , Security , Windows
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