Fri, Nov 8, 2019

Benedict Hamilton Talks App Encryption and Privacy

Kroll Managing Director Benedict Hamilton highlights the privacy issues surrounding encrypted messaging services in a FTAdviser op-ed. 

An extract from the article below:

The end-to-end encryption provided by WhatsApp is very good and strong, my colleagues in cyber security tell me. So too is the encryption on many similar apps. However, the fundamental flaw is that the encryption is only end-to-end, so anyone who has access to the handset can read all of the messages as easily as the user can. 

Read the full article on FTAdviser