Encrypted data, including files and documents that contain child pornography, bank account information or credit card numbers, may be accessible to a new breed of enterprising identity thieves and ...

One of the oldest still-working protocols on the Internet is FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Designed in the net’s earliest days, FTP never concerned itself with security. Later standards addressed this ...

The paging file, also referred to as “Page File” and “Virtual Memory,” is essential for the system to manage memory efficiently. It removes infrequently accessed modified data from physical memory, ...

There are three different ways using which you can change the encryption level for file sharing connections on your Windows 11/10 computer. These are: Advanced sharing settings Using the Settings app ...

A discreetly tucked-away folder that contains your résumé, your tax returns, and other important files may be convenient for you, but it’s also a gold mine for online crooks who steal and sell digital ...

A new variant of the Matrix Ransomware has been discovered that is renaming encrypted files and then appending the .FOX extension to the file name. Of particular interest, this ransomware could have ...

The traditional and well-established approach to cyber security is to build multiple layers of defences to stop hackers or rogue insiders getting unauthorised access to data. But you only have to ...

To ensure that data is kept safe and secure, all new computers are delivered with full disk encryption enabled, and computers in use prior to the data encryption initiative will be manually encrypted ...

Government investigators were able to easily break the ZIP file encryption that a Texas man allegedly used to conceal illegal images, a recent court case shows. The investigation of John Craig ...

The tactics used by the Royal ransomware group allow for fast and stealthy encryption and share similarities with the defunct Conti group. A new ransomware group dubbed Royal that formed earlier this ...