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Sit back, relax and learn cryptography using CrypTool. 
CrypTool is a windows-based e-learning software with which can be used to apply and analyze cryptographic mechanisms used in Information Security.
It contains exhaustive online help with tutorials/scenarios, visualizations (e.g. AES, number theory, Enigma) and a comprehensive script with more detailed information about primes, hash functions, digital signatures and more.
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The European Commission today granted its first privacy "seal of approval" to an online service, paving the way for e-businesses across Europe to certify their practices for protecting users' personal information.
The privacy seal, dubbed EuroPriSe (European Privacy Seal), is a detailed conformance and testing program designed to certify that an online service meets all of the European Union's laws and regulations regarding the handling of customer data. Is it a matter of time before we have to comply?
In a nutshell, the seal assures the user that a Website or online business doesn't store personal data (including IP addresses) for long periods of time or monitor user behavior in ways that are not allowed under EU regulations. The seal also assures users that the personal information collected by the site is kept secure.
Continue reading "Europe Grants First Privacy Certification"
Google have added a cool feature for users of GMail - the ability to sign out from previously logged in sessions - therefore if you have the habbit of signing into GMail from multiple PC's and "forget" to logoff, scroll to the bottom of you current GMail screen and you will see the new feature titling "Last account activity: xx minutes ago on this computer. Details.."
Click the <details> link and you're presented with a list of previous sessions which allows you to quickly verify that all the GMail activity was indeed yours. To be extra cautious you can click on "Sign out all other sessions" - this way you prevent any unauthorised usage of previous sessions.
Full report can be read here
An update to the features recently released...
