Digital data is difficult to secure by nature. Once a person has access to a file, it’s trivial to move, copy or delete. A single breach can spread a file to literally millions of people across the ...

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In today's electronic age, the importance of digitalcryptography in securing electronic data transactions isunquestionable. Every day, users electronically generate andcommunicate a large volume of ...

An encryption standard widely used in digitally signing documents and programs has a flaw in it that could allow for the creation of forgeries, sources said Wednesday. In a three-page research note ...

Encryption could soon become part of national debates over consumer issues ranging from data breaches to the safety of connected cars. Not long ago, it was the sort of thing that only bankers, spies, ...

Digital privacy and real world threats are a thing to discuss, but one thing to remember is to be more capable than these two examples. At least if one wants to be taken seriously. Until that time, my ...

The past year was a tough one for data security, with consumers being affected by ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and a dizzying number of data breaches at big companies. Everything you do on a ...

Finnish telecom company Nokia filed for a patent on a “device, method and computer program” that can encrypt digital assets. On Dec. 23, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) ...

In the days of old, important files were kept in locked file cabinets, and the really important stuff would be secured inside a safe. And to some extent, that is still the case today. However, nearly ...

If you’re a WhatsApp user, you’ll be happy to know that everything you do in the app is now protected by end-to-end encryption. “From now on when you and your contacts use the latest version of the ...