encryption

2015 - Culture, Media and Sport Committee Enquiry into Cybersecurity

Andrew Cormack

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 10:49

Cybersecurity

encryption

Jisc evidence to Culture, Media and Sport Committee enquiry into Cyber security: Protection of Personal Data Online

8 May 2017 at 2:38pm

Investigatory Powers Act: Encryption

Andrew Cormack

Investigatory Powers Bill

encryption

[I've updated this 2015 post to refer to the section numbers in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. As far as I can see, the powers contained in the Act are the same as those proposed in the draft Bill]

11 February 2014 at 8:03pm

Travelling with encrypted devices

Andrew Cormack

encryption

Data Protection Act

Most portable devices – laptops, smartphones and memory sticks – should be encrypted so that the information they contain is protected if the device is lost or stolen. Many countries (including the UK) give their immigration and other authorities legal powers to demand that you decrypt an encrypted device though given the number of laptops that cross borders every day only a tiny minority seem to be subject to such demands.

22 October 2013 at 11:48am

Encrypted Information: Law enforcement access

Andrew Cormack

encryption

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

The amount of information stored in encrypted form is steadily increasing, supported by recommendations from the Information Commissioner and others. When deciding to adopt encryption, it’s worth planning for what might happen if the police or other authorities need to access it in the course of their duties.

Encryption, IP security (IPsec) and VPNs

Anonymous

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 19:19

H.320 (ISDN) videoconferencing users have been accustomed to assuming that videoconference sessions are private, thanks to the point-to-point circuit-switched nature of their ISDN calls. The ISDN network is not so readily accessible to the public, and thus not as liable to be snooped.