Russia claims they can now collect crypto keys?

Russia and the Encrypted World

So in top news many have probably already heard of Russia claiming or at least pushing to break encryption.
The initiative is to push for a wide ranging surveillance law, which would allow them access to a whole heck lot of information.

The law calls for metadata and content to be stored for at least six months, plus access to encrypted services.
This means that they also want access to decrypt Whatsapp conversations/chats, Viber & Skype calls… etc… etc…

So how do they go about this now? (more…)

TeamViewer Breach?

Teamviewer is a fairly popular application used to gain remote access to machines.

Many use it to help other users troubleshoot their computer issues.
I personally avoid these types of applications as there are added security risks and concerns.

Teamviewer went down about a month ago which impacted every Teamviewer user on a global scale.
Many people at that time thought Teamviewer had been breached or hacked.

I was alerted about the issue through a friend the same day.
The twitter feed for teamviewer was hit hard by angry users. And as I started to noticed right away many businesses rely heavily on TeamViewer to run their day to day operations. (more…)