Data encryption makes it nearly impossible for someone to access a protected file without the proper decryption key or password. Many apps use encryption to keep your data safe, including password ...

One of the largest providers of HTTPS certificates, Let’s Encrypt, saw its root certificate expire this week — meaning you might need to upgrade your devices to prevent them from breaking. Let's ...

If you left your smartphone behind in a coffee shop or you were required to pack your tablet in your checked luggage, would your personal data be safely locked away? If you don't have your device ...

G_laptop_security The case involving a major health care organization involved a laptop stolen from an employee's home and 2 lost USB devices. An administrative judge ruled in June that the University ...

The continuing failure by most enterprises to encrypt sensitive data stored on laptops and other mobile devices is inexcusable, analysts said following BP’s disclosure this week of a data compromise ...

For the past several months, the FBI has been claiming that encryption has prevented the agency from accessing around 7,000 mobile devices connected to various crimes. But it turns out that number is ...

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While ...

I like the fact that encryption is enabled by default, that's nice. I don't really trust smart locking though, it's not entirely well defined (to the user, knowing when it is locked and when it is not ...

Update 6:30PM EST 8/2/2019: Facebook-owned WhatsApp disputes the assertion that it is planning to bypass encryption on its services. The post has been updated to reflect its position. The encryption ...