Encryption Could Make You More Vulnerable

narramissic writes "It sounds like a headline straight out of The Onion, but security researchers from IBM Internet Security Systems, Juniper, nCipher and elsewhere are warning that the use of data encryption could make organizations vulnerable to new risks and threats. There is potential for 'A new class of DoS attack,' says Richard Moulds, nCipher's product strategy EVP. 'If you can go in and revoke a key and then demand a ransom, it's a fantastic way of attacking a business.'"

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Why does this remind me of...

[dotancohen]

Why does this remind me of the two couples who found that they had one condom between them? The second guy turned the rubber inside out, getting his partner pregnant with the first guy's kid. Protection turned right inside out... providing more harm than good...