Researchers show how to break quantum cryptography by faking quantum entanglement [Ars Technica]

Quantum cryptography has been pushed onto the market as a way to provide absolute security for communications. It is already used in Swiss elections to ensure that electronic vote data is securely transmitted to central locations. And as far as we know, no current quantum cryptographic system has been compromised in the field. This may be due to the work of security researchers who spend all their waking moments—and quite a lot of their non-waking moments—trying to pick the lock on quantum systems.

What Is PGP Cryptography [Tech-FAQ]

PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, is a type of cryptography that is used mostly for e-mail communications. PGP cryptography can be used in any system that involves digital data transmissions in order to provide adequate privacy for all entities involved.

PGP cryptography is the most popular e-mail encryption software in the world and can be used to encrypt/decrypt texts, emails, files, directories, and entire disk partitions.

Behind the Scenes of The Crypto Project [ThreatPost]

When a small group of activists announced the debut of The Crypto Project earlier this year, for many, ahem, mature, security and privacy advocates it brought to mind memories of the original cypherpunk movement that began in the 1990s and that group's seminal efforts to encourage the use of strong cryptography and anonymity online, as well as its successes and failures.