Encryption is a cornerstone of digital security, but can be pretty difficult to understand, especially for all of us non-math people. Generally speaking, encryption safeguards sensitive data from unauthorized access by disguising it as something else using ...

Data at rest encryption is about as far from a cutting-edge topic as one can get. But while encrypting inactive data that is stored digitally is regarded by most security professionals as a must have, as well as data in use and data in transit for that ...

Logan G. Harbaugh is a longtime technology journalist with experience reviewing a wide range of IT products. Every week, there are new reports of data breaches at organizations of every type. Firewalls and intrusion detection systems can shield an ...

McDonalds, Volkswagen and Audi have all recently disclosed that confidential personal information belonging to their customers has been compromised. This is further proof – should we need it – that no organization is immune to a data breach, and that ...

In a nutshell, Device encryption is the process by which data is scrambled into an illegible code, making it indecipherable to unintended recipients of the data without a password or recovery key. The data is commonly referred to as ‘plaintext’, and is ...

With more defense organizations thinking about using iPhones, BlackBerrys, Droids and other commercial handheld devices for field activities, there’s growing interest in whether such devices can be secure enough to safeguard sensitive information.

As the typical company's data continues to grow 50 percent annually and the average cost of a breach of that data reaches $4.8 million, the market is ready for centralized encryption of the data, said Greg Farris, director of marketing for CipherMax, San ...

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (Reuters) - Apple has publicly opposed a Canadian bill that the company says could require it to break the encryption of its devices if passed. Bill C-22 was proposed by Canada's ruling Liberal Party,