Despite recent controversies, end-to-end encryption should not be weakened, the UK's data protection watchdog has concluded – while acknowledging that some additional measures are needed to mitigate ...

Today's enterprise environment is a complex mix of cloud platforms, on-premises systems, and hybrid setups. This often leads to fragmented encryption, where data protection policies are inconsistent, ...

Encryption is a key component of everyday life for most people, whether messaging on WhatsApp, shopping online, reading articles over a secure HTTPS connection, or protecting their passwords when ...

The polarisation of “privacy versus protection” masks a complex picture. Encryption engages nearly all of children’s rights from a wide variety of angles. Applications of encryption can protect or ...

Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) has been updated with client-side encryption and new Google Drive phishing and malware content protection. These new additions are part of a broader effort focused ...

Data encryption performs two purposes: it protects data against internal prying eyes, and it protects data against external threats (hacking, theft of backup tapes, etc.) Encryption in the database ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. There is a Chinese proverb that states that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, while the second best time to plant one is ...

USB flash drives, iPods and other portable storage devices are pervasive in the workplace and a real threat. They can introduce viruses or malicious code to the network and be used to store sensitive ...

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch from ...

Critics of cloud services often point—with a bit of finger-wagging—at the fact that cloud-stored data is theoretically vulnerable to being stolen by bad guys and handed over in response to government ...