Encryption

Version 1.7.1 of the open source FTP server FileZilla Server has been released. FileZilla Server is a small and powerful FTP server with support for FXP (sending files from one FTP server to another), secure connections (SSL and TLS),…

Elon Musk announces that he has found a new CEO for Twitter. This woman would take over his role in about six weeks, after which Musk would become executive chairman of the board.In addition Will Musk from his role in the board of…

The end-to-end encryption for Twitter DMs only applies to Blue subscribers. In addition, group conversations cannot be encrypted and the encryption only applies to message content. Metadata and media are not encrypted.That appears from a…

MikroTik recently released version 7.9 of RouterOS. RouterOS is an operating system that focuses on running router tasks. This naturally includes routing network traffic, but also bandwidth management, a firewall, controlling wireless…

The Document Foundation has released version 7.5.3 of LibreOffice. This open source office package was created as a spin-off from OpenOffice and comes with the word processor Writer, spreadsheet program Calc, presentation program…

Chat apps WhatsApp and Signal are at risk of going black in the UK due to a new law requiring chat apps to scan chats for child abuse material. WhatsApp and Signal say they would rather leave the UK than comply with the new law.WhatsApp…

The 2fa backup codes that Google's Authenticator app can generate since this week are not end-to-end encrypted. Google confirms this after discovery by privacy researchers Mysk. Google says it is working on end-to-end encryption.Data is…

Proton has released a password manager. Proton Pass is a password manager that can store notes and aliases in addition to credentials and totp codes. An entire vault is then encrypted with end-to-end encryption. The feature will first…

Apple is releasing a sound recognition feature for its second-generation HomePod and the HomePod Mini on Tuesday. This allows the smart speakers to recognize the sound of a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and send a notification to…

Google has made the previously announced client-side encryption in Gmail generally available to Workspace and Education users. With that encryption, messages are scrambled before they reach Google's servers.Google writes that it has made…