DefenceTalkSwitzerland’s army has banned the use of WhatsApp whilst on duty, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, in favor of a Swiss messaging service deemed more secure in terms of data protection. The ban also applies to using other messaging apps like Signal and Telegram on soldiers’ private phones during service operations. At the end of December, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-army-bans-whatsapp-at-work-77630/

DefenceTalkThe safety and security of critical information – whether it is sensitive intellectual property (IP), financial information, personally identifiable information (PII), intelligence insight, or beyond – is of vital importance. Conventional data encryption methods or cryptographic solutions, such as Advanced Encryption Standards (AES), translate data into a secret “code” that can only be decoded by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/building-hardware-to-enable-continuous-data-protections-74563/

DefenceTalkUS President Barack Obama said Monday he will introduce legislation to beef up and standardize personal data protection on the Internet. “Right now, almost every state has a different law on this, and it’s confusing for consumers and it’s confusing for companies — and it’s costly, too,” Obama told the Federal Trade Commission, the US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-calls-for-stronger-personal-data-protection-61888/