Elliptic curve cryptography will enable secure communications with devices that don't have as much calculating power as most desktop computers, said Whitfield Diffie, Sun's chief security officer and a pioneer of the Diffie-Hellman "public key...
This was unthinkable years ago," said Whitfield Diffie, chief security officer at Sun Microsystems. Additionally, a Pentagon committee that oversees encryption has approved the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for encrypting classified...
As part of its initiatives, Sun plans to introduce Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 with support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). Sun Microsystems is expected to announce two security initiatives today, one introducing a form of encryption for...
Looking for further expansion, Symantec is considering delving into identity management, encryption and a range of managed services, the security giant's chief said on Monday. In a meeting with reporters after his keynote presentation, he said...
Encryption, identity and access management systems and intrusion detection should be near the top of any corporate shopping list, according to leading security chiefs. One security chief from the banking industry said encryption has become...
The latest security concerns follow worries over the security of public database schemes such as the National Identity Register for the ID cards scheme and ConnectPoint, a database that will contain details of every child in the country.