Privacy breaches are in the media all the time: a major company’s servers are hacked, or a celebrity’s private photos are stolen. These stories are so commonplace that it’s odd to see a week go by without one, which begs the question: if these global...
We’re in the midst of the mobile revolution. Many of us use mobile devices for much of what we do. In fact, it’s highly likely that you’re reading this article on a smartphone or tablet right now. Moreover, what we now call “phones” are really powerful...
Silent Circle’s Enterprise Privacy Platform was built upon the company’s original founding purpose: to offer privacy in the face of widespread data surveillance and collection. Our network was built from the ground up by our professionals, for...
Privacy without compromise. These three words define Silent Circle’s highest aim and the promise we make to our users: deliver privacy while still offering the productivity and connectivity that we’ve come to expect from technology. Today we announce...
No matter their size, successful enterprises do business around the world in the course of every day operations. With the increasing connectivity afforded by mobile, this is easier than ever: employees can stay in touch via calls, texts, and built-in apps...
Sony. Target. Home Depot. And now Ashley Madison. The names change, but the headlines stay the same: “X Hacked, Thousands Affected.” And the narrative afterward has become familiar: millions in revenue lost, personal information exposed,...
Wi-Fi is noisy. Not only do access points announce themselves ten times a second, but every phone, laptop, and Wi-Fi enabled toaster broadcasts when it wants to join a network. Any time you’re not connected to a network, your phone is spending its time...
One of the common historical complaints of Android users has been the slowness of smartphone vendors to provide updates. It’s not uncommon to find relatively new Android devices that are as much as a full release behind the latest available version of...
One of the biggest challenges to the broader adoption of IoT (Internet of Things) is importance of ensuring security and privacy. Given that, the question is what unique aspect of IoT makes addressing security and privacy for it especially hard. There are...