RSA encryption is a major foundation of digital security and is one of the most commonly used forms of encryption, and yet it operates on a brilliantly simple premise: it's easy to multiply two large ...

A team of computer scientists has published source code that can in some circumstances bypass encryption used in Microsoft's BitLocker and Apple's FileVault and be used to view the contents of ...

But PQC, PQ3, post-quantum cryptography—just what do all these terms mean? Here’s what you need to know about post-quantum encryption and why it will be critical in protecting our most sensitive data ...

Nowadays data breaches aren’t rare shocks – they’re a weekly drumbeat. From leaked customer records to stolen source code, our digital lives keep spilling into the open. Git services are especially ...

Passkeys use your device’s fingerprint, face, or screen lock code to encrypt your chat backup, so a quick tap or glance at ...

A startup named Ravel claims breakthroughs in fully homomorphic encryption, a hotly-pursued method for analyzing encrypted data without ever decrypting it. Now imagine another approach: instead of ...

Elon Musk's XChat is currently in beta mode, and with his big promises about extended privacy and exciting features, many are ...

A couple of weeks ago, my home office ground to a standstill because my trusty Wi-Fi router of nearly six years decided to irrevocably quit on me. Not surprisingly, years of service and the internal ...

Raw code for “unbreakable†encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...

Signal, an open-source platform that is similar to Meta Platforms, Inc.'s META WhatsApp, is defending its reputation as the "gold standard" in encrypted messaging after an internal Pentagon advisory ...