If you send sensitive information through email, you risk someone intercepting and reading your messages. However, you can ensure that only you and the intended recipient can view the contents of your ...

We all know how different types of data-encryption techniques are widely used to grant secure communications on the internet. Secure protocols — such as TLS (Transport Layer Security) and its ...

As we keep participating in more complex data processes, as people, we know that we have to maintain some sort of privacy… Alexandra Henzinger has some important ideas about how to do that. Her input ...

LONDON (AP) — After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their ...

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If you’ve read anything about technology in the last few years, you may have seen the term “encryption” floating around. It’s a simple concept, but the realities of its use are enormously complicated.

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Your emails aren’t as private as you think. PGP encryption lets you secure messages, protect sensitive files, and keep prying eyes—hackers or governments—out of your business. Here’s how to start ...