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Symantec plays down PGP hole

posted onJanuary 8, 2013
by l33tdawg

Symantec has quenched fears about a vulnerability in its PGP technology.

According to a Pastebin statement, the pgpwded.sys kernel driver distributed with Symantec PGP Desktop contains an arbitrary memory overwrite vulnerability in the handling of IOCTL 0x80022058.

PGP creator aims to keep digital communications strictly confidential with Silent Circle

posted onJuly 30, 2012
by l33tdawg

Being able to communicate without fear of prying eyes and ears intercepting could literally mean the difference between life and death for journalists uncovering corruption in high places, campaigners and activists trying to make the world a better place, or undercover agents engaged in covert operations. The creative force behind well-known email encryption software PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) had just such folks in mind when developing his latest digital security product.

Silent Circle Will Keep Your iPhone’s Data From Being Intercepted

posted onJune 28, 2012
by l33tdawg

No matter how careful you think you are, there’s always a chance that when you send an e-mail, text message, or make a call on your iPhone, someone could intercept it. For those who are concerned about security on their phones, a new suite of applications called Silent Circle will provide just the peace of mind you need to use your iPhone without worry.