<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xml:base="https://news.hitb.org/"> <channel> <title>PGP</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/</link> <description/> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Symantec plays down PGP hole</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/symantec-plays-down-pgp-hole</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="46320" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/symantec-plays-down-pgp-hole" rel="bookmark"><span>Symantec plays down PGP hole</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>January 8, 2013 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/symantec-plays-down-pgp-hole" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/500px-Symantec_logo_2010.svg_.png?itok=H6DMmGV-" width="220" height="70" alt="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symantec" title="Credit: Wikipedia" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symantec" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symantec</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>Symantec has quenched fears about a vulnerability in its PGP technology.</p> <p>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.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/symantec-plays-down-pgp-hole" data-a2a-title="Symantec plays down PGP hole"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/symantec-plays-down-pgp-hole"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:24:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">46320 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>PGP creator aims to keep digital communications strictly confidential with Silent Circle</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-creator-aims-keep-digital-communications-strictly-confidential-silent-circle</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="45102" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-creator-aims-keep-digital-communications-strictly-confidential-silent-circle" rel="bookmark"><span>PGP creator aims to keep digital communications strictly confidential with Silent Circle</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>July 30, 2012 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-creator-aims-keep-digital-communications-strictly-confidential-silent-circle" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/silent-circle.jpg?itok=NdvOEFsq" width="220" height="123" alt="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/silent-circle.jpg" title="Credit: Gizmag" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/silent-circle.jpg" target="_blank">http://images.gizmag.com/hero/silent-circle.jpg</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>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.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-creator-aims-keep-digital-communications-strictly-confidential-silent-circle" data-a2a-title="PGP creator aims to keep digital communications strictly confidential with Silent Circle"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-creator-aims-keep-digital-communications-strictly-confidential-silent-circle"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:45:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">45102 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Silent Circle Will Keep Your iPhone’s Data From Being Intercepted</title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/silent-circle-will-keep-your-iphone%E2%80%99s-data-being-intercepted</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="44819" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/silent-circle-will-keep-your-iphone%E2%80%99s-data-being-intercepted" rel="bookmark"><span>Silent Circle Will Keep Your iPhone’s Data From Being Intercepted</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>June 28, 2012 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/silent-circle-will-keep-your-iphone%E2%80%99s-data-being-intercepted" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Silent-Circle.jpg?itok=LD-d2_mn" width="220" height="92" alt="http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Silent-Circle.jpg" title="Credit: Cult of Mac" /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Silent-Circle.jpg" target="_blank">http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Silent-Circle.jpg</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>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.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/silent-circle-will-keep-your-iphone%E2%80%99s-data-being-intercepted" data-a2a-title="Silent Circle Will Keep Your iPhone’s Data From Being Intercepted"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/silent-circle-will-keep-your-iphone%E2%80%99s-data-being-intercepted"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:25:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">44819 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>PGP Desktop disks not mounting after OS X 10.7.4 update </title> <link>https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-desktop-disks-not-mounting-after-os-x-1074-update</link> <description> <article data-history-node-id="44548" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"><header><h2 class="title text-center"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-desktop-disks-not-mounting-after-os-x-1074-update" rel="bookmark"><span>PGP Desktop disks not mounting after OS X 10.7.4 update </span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>May 15, 2012 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header><div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-desktop-disks-not-mounting-after-os-x-1074-update" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="https://news.hitb.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/3564103508_a1f6064f7a_z_1.jpg?itok=uORj1svx" width="220" height="145" alt="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melgares/3564103508/" title="Credit: garesterr (Flickr) " /></a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melgares/3564103508/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/melgares/3564103508/</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>Some users of Symantec's PGP Desktop encryption software are finding that after installing OS X 10.7.4, the program does not appear to respond properly and encrypted disks can no longer be accessed. When attempting to mount the drives, nothing happens, and the program states in its logs that the disks are already mounted. </p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-desktop-disks-not-mounting-after-os-x-1074-update" data-a2a-title="PGP Desktop disks not mounting after OS X 10.7.4 update "><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="https://news.hitb.org/content/pgp-desktop-disks-not-mounting-after-os-x-1074-update"><span class="lowercase">→</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:34:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>l33tdawg</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">44548 at https://news.hitb.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>