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• Blast of cold air can open computer to hackers - Security- msnbc.com
The Princeton report shows how encryption, long considered a vital shield against hacker attacks, can be defeated by manipulating the way memory chips work.
• Chinese wireless encryption system rejected - Wireless- msnbc.com
A global standards-setting group has rejected China’s controversial wireless encryption system, dealing a blow to Beijing’s efforts to promote its homegrown protocol around the ...
• How to protect your home network - Digital Life- msnbc.com
Thanks to days gone by when the various brands of wireless devices didn’t play nice with each other, manufacturers decided it was best to turn off encryption when their products ...
• Super-secure network warns of danger - Security- msnbc.com
Researchers at Harvard University, Boston University and BBN Technologies are developing a  real-world quantum encryption system that uses light particles called photons to lock ...
• Comment: Congress legislating in the dark - Privacy Lost- msnbc.com
And when law enforcement contended that encryption was placing new obstacles to electronic surveillance, a reporting requirement was added to test that proposition.

» Simple notes on email security - Article about the risks of standard internet email, such as forged return addresses, and how to remove these risks using free resources. Concentrates on SMIME digital certificates, but mentions PGP.