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Dropbox glitch makes a strong case for encryption by default

2014-01-14 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News

Though Dropbox's recent outage wasn't a hack -- rather, it was a

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2014: The year of encryption

2014-01-10 01:05:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Firms fight back against spies and hackers

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The NSA is building a quantum computer to crack almost every kind of encryption

2014-01-03 16:03:17| Extremetech

New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal two NSA programs that seek to build a "useful quantum computer" that can break all known forms of classical encryption. Such a quantum computer would obviously give the NSA unprecedented access to encrypted communications, but a working quantum computer is also vital for defensive purposes: If someone else gets their hands on a quantum computer first, then it is the US government that will suddenly have all of its encrypted communications cracked wide open.

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Report: NSA looking to crack all encryption with quantum computer

2014-01-03 14:03:40| InfoWorld: Top News

The U.S. National Security Agency is attempting to build a new breed of supercomputer that theoretically could make short work of cracking most keys used for encrypted communications.

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