Ars Technica

RSA issues non-denying denial of NSA deal to favor flawed crypto code

RSA has issued a statement denying allegations stemming from Friday’s bombshell report that the encryption software provider received $10 million from the National Security Agency (NSA) in exchange ...
CSOonline

What’s next for encryption if the RSA algorithm is broken?

A recent, yet to be proven paper claiming to have found a way to "destroy the RSA cryptosystem" has cryptographers asking what might replace it. What if a big crack appeared overnight in the ...
Ars Technica

Stop using NSA-influenced code in our products, RSA tells customers

Officials from RSA Security are advising customers of the company’s BSAFE toolkit and Data Protection Manager to stop using a crucial cryptography component in the products that were recently revealed ...
TechSpot

Security firm RSA "categorically denies" accepting money from NSA to use flawed crypto code

Last week, Reuters ran a story claiming the National Security Agency paid security firm RSA $10 million to use a known flawed random number generator in their BSAFE toolkit. The firm has since ...
The Conversation

The RSA algorithm (or how to send private love letters)

A couple of days ago on The Conversation, I set myself up with a task: to defend the usefulness of so-called “useless” maths. Today, that defence continues, with a look at the RSA algorithm. I ...