US recommends encrypted messaging as Chinese hackers linger in telecom networks
US recommends encrypted messaging as Chinese hackers linger in telecom networks
US official: “Impossible for us to predict when we’ll have full eviction.”…
Good thing banks use sms for two factor codes
An unnamed FBI official was quoted in the same report as saying that phone users "would benefit from considering using a cellphone that automatically receives timely operating system updates, responsibly managed encryption, and phishing-resistant" multifactor authentication for email accounts, social media, and collaboration tools.
(Emphasis added)
I assume by “responsibly managed encryption” they mean something that still has a backdoor, even though backdoors seem to be a significant part of the problem?
And will continue to be.
The industrial espionage sector usually cracks backdoors inside days of first release (unless they find a better exploit).
That was the point of NSA before 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Before it was completely captured.