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Spotlight | United States
LIFTING CLAMPS A KEY TO U.S. POWER

By easing legislation on the export of sensitive equipment and goods in recent years the United States has considerably boosted its industrial, commercial, political and military might in the world. The change has been marked by fierce arguments -- such [...]

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FRESH APPROACH TO ENCRYPTION

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ENCRYPTION EXPORTS TO BE LIBERALIZED?

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Subscribers only 11.03.1999

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NSA'S POST-COLD WAR PROFILE

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Subscribers only 28.01.1999

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ANNUAL RSA CONFERENCE

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Subscribers only 26.11.1998

United States
ENCRYPTION WITH A "PRIVATE DOORBELL"

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France
SCSSI TO BE BEEFED UP?

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NEW PUSH FOR NETWORK SECURITY

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Sweden
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France
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Spotlight | United States
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United States CIVILIANS BUCKING CHANGE AT NSA

Spotlight | Europe, United States THE PITFALLS OF MASS-PRODUCED ENCRYPTION

Spotlight | United States IBM AND MICROSOFT, THEIR SECRET ALLIANCES

United States FRESH APPROACH TO ENCRYPTION

United States ENCRYPTION EXPORTS TO BE LIBERALIZED?

United States NSA VOICES FEARS IN CRYPTOGRAPHY

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United States NSA'S POST-COLD WAR PROFILE

United States ANNUAL RSA CONFERENCE

United States ENCRYPTION WITH A "PRIVATE DOORBELL"

France SCSSI TO BE BEEFED UP?

United States THE THREATS AND TRANSPARENCY GAME

Spotlight | Europe, United States NEW PUSH FOR NETWORK SECURITY

United States MERGER MANIA IN ENCRYPTION TRADE

United States HOW NIST AND NSA POOL THEIR EFFORTS

United States NSA TAKES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

United States CROWELL LANDS AT CYLINK CORP

Sweden AUTHORITIES FIND LOTUS "FLAW"

United States PLUGGING HOLES IN INFORMATION SECURITY

United States WILLIAM CROWELL

Spotlight | Europe, United States STANDARDS A WEAPON IN INFOWAR

Spotlight | United States CRYPTOGRAPHY'S LEAP INTO COMMERCIAL ARENA

United States A "LOCKBOX" TO KEEP CODES

France A COMPUTER SPY UNMASKED

United States NSA GUARDING A CLOSED MARKET?

United States MORE WOES FOR CLIPPER CHIP

United States DAILY ENCRYPTION "MARKET SURVEY"

Spotlight | United States CRYPTOGRAPHY BATTLE

United States NSA MANUAL "AVAILABLE"

United States CLIPPER MOVING IN OR OUT?

United States CLIPPER CHIP'S POOR START

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Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

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Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | United States
LIFTING CLAMPS A KEY TO U.S. POWER

United States
CIVILIANS BUCKING CHANGE AT NSA

Spotlight | Europe, United States
THE PITFALLS OF MASS-PRODUCED ENCRYPTION

Spotlight | United States
IBM AND MICROSOFT, THEIR SECRET ALLIANCES

United States
FRESH APPROACH TO ENCRYPTION

United States
ENCRYPTION EXPORTS TO BE LIBERALIZED?

United States
NSA VOICES FEARS IN CRYPTOGRAPHY

United States
HOW THE NSA "WEAKENS" ALGORITHMS

United States
NSA'S POST-COLD WAR PROFILE

United States
ANNUAL RSA CONFERENCE

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ENCRYPTION WITH A "PRIVATE DOORBELL"

France
SCSSI TO BE BEEFED UP?

United States
THE THREATS AND TRANSPARENCY GAME

Spotlight | Europe, United States
NEW PUSH FOR NETWORK SECURITY

United States
MERGER MANIA IN ENCRYPTION TRADE

United States
HOW NIST AND NSA POOL THEIR EFFORTS

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NSA TAKES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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CROWELL LANDS AT CYLINK CORP

Sweden
AUTHORITIES FIND LOTUS "FLAW"

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PLUGGING HOLES IN INFORMATION SECURITY

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WILLIAM CROWELL

Spotlight | Europe, United States
STANDARDS A WEAPON IN INFOWAR

Spotlight | United States
CRYPTOGRAPHY'S LEAP INTO COMMERCIAL ARENA

United States
A "LOCKBOX" TO KEEP CODES

France
A COMPUTER SPY UNMASKED

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NSA GUARDING A CLOSED MARKET?

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MORE WOES FOR CLIPPER CHIP

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DAILY ENCRYPTION "MARKET SURVEY"

Spotlight | United States
CRYPTOGRAPHY BATTLE

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NSA MANUAL "AVAILABLE"

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CLIPPER MOVING IN OR OUT?

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CLIPPER CHIP'S POOR START