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DIED. FRANK SANACHE, 86, the last of eight Meskwaki Indians who used elements of their native language to encrypt walkie-talkie communications between American officers during World War II; in Tama, Iowa. Five months after being sent overseas, Sanache was captured by the Germans in Tunisia and spent 29 months in a Polish labor camp. The 2002 film Windtalkers focused on Navajo "code talkers" widely known for formulating the U.S. military code that remained classified and unbroken until 1968. But the Meskwaki were among 18 Native American tribes that served...
...It’s possible to encrypt any piece of information such that it’s well secured,” said Davis, who is also a Crimson editor. “Even if they encrypt your password, they need to be able to decrypt it; otherwise you couldn’t get to your mail...
Greenspan said complaints were also raised about the method used to encrypt the entire body of information that a user can enter into houseSYSTEM...
...certificate can encrypt chunks of information while traveling through networks. But buying an official certificate is expensive—and Greenspan said the fledgling SEC could not afford to purchase one right away. Instead, Greenspan integrated the publicly-available code for SSL into his site. But he lacks the official backing of companies that make commercial certificates to say the code is implemented and that information is safe. Greenspan said it is the same code—and, therefore, just as secure as any other company-signed certificate...
...result has been growth in the market for database-encryption strategies. Established encryption companies like RSA Security and new entrants like Eruces and Protegrity are marketing new products that enable businesses and government institutions to encrypt each data addition separately to prevent hackers from swiping entire databases in a single attack. Some experts say health-care companies and self-insured employers are waiting to see how aggressively the government enforces the penalties for noncompliance with data-security laws. "People we've talked to are waiting until the last minute, because they just don't have the budgets," says Josh Pennell...