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UK Quietly Scrubs Encryption Advice From Government Websites
The U.K. government appears to have quietly scrubbed encryption advice from government web pages, just weeks after demanding backdoor access to encrypted data stored on Apple's cloud storage service, iCloud. From a report: The change was spotted by security expert Alec Muffett, who wrote in a blog p...
The NCSC in October published a document titled "Cybersecurity tips for barristers, solicitors & legal professionals," that advised the use of encryption tools such as Apple's Advanced Data Protection (ADP). The URL hosting the NCSC document now redirects to a different page that makes no mention of encryption or ADP. Instead, it recommends that at-risk individuals use Apple's Lockdown Mode, an "extreme" security tool that restricts access to certain functions and features.
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