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 ...

Just a couple of months after rolling out Files Restore for OneDrive for Business, Microsoft is bringing the same capability to OneDrive for consumers. G Suite and Office 365 are the leading ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apple today announced it is expanding end-to-end encryption to many additional iCloud data categories on an opt-in basis for enhanced security. iCloud already protects 14 data categories using ...

Apple moved toward deactivating its Advanced Data Protection iCloud privacy-protection feature for iCloud in the United Kingdom. The move is a stopgap measure instead of giving the UK government what ...