You may have seen some VPN providers boasting about using AES-256 encryption, but it’s not immediately apparent what this means or how it helps keep your data safe. Essentially, VPNs use encryption to ...

But PQC, PQ3, post-quantum cryptography—just what do all these terms mean? Here’s what you need to know about post-quantum encryption and why it will be critical in protecting our most sensitive data ...

Encryption is the process of converting readable data into a coded format that is only accessible by someone with the proper key or password. At its core, encryption ensures privacy and security by ...

Encryption may sound like a digital buzzword, but even if you’re not tech-savvy, encryption is a very important part of your life. More than likely, your bank, credit card companies—and even some ...

Federal authorities announced hackers in China have stolen "customer call records data" of an unknown number of Americans, but encrypted messaging could be the first line of defense for people in the ...

Data masking is one of the ways to protect confidential information from unauthorized use. When masking, data is replaced either with arbitrary symbols or (more often) with fictitious data. The array ...

If you keep a lot of valuable information on your Mac, encrypting it will help you keep the data safe. Apple’s built-in FileVault disk encryption on macOS is an effective way to do this. But what ...

RSA encryption is a major foundation of digital security and is one of the most commonly used forms of encryption, and yet it operates on a brilliantly simple premise: it's easy to multiply two large ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...