As a developers, you’ve decided to encrypt your data, either because it’s a requirement that’s come down from management and customers, or just because it’s the right thing to do. If you’re like many developers, … Read More
Key Management Should Be Designed First Not Last
Many good conversations about cryptography have ended badly after someone asks this: “How are you managing your keys?” Bad key management undermines even the best cryptography. Why? Because if the bad guy gets the key … Read More
Why Encrypt Data in an Application? Save money in a data breach
Why encrypt data? Believe it or not, this is one of the most common questions we get in our work. Read on for why encryption saves money and lets you launch your product with confidence. … Read More
Encryption is Hard for Developers to Get Right
We’ve all heard the admonition, “Don’t roll your own encryption!”. That’s because it’s hard to get encryption right. Let’s take a moment to examine what that means exactly. Probably very few of us would set … Read More
Smart City Privacy Principles from the City of Portland
The City of Portland has been part of the national effort to create “smart cities” that operate on better data, and better automation. Smart City privacy has been a challenging area for many cities since … Read More