Encryption, for security purposes, is also known as a cipher. It is a mathematical algorithm that hides information or makes it secret. Data that is not encrypted is called plain text, while encrypted ...

These tools let you encrypt your entire USB drive with a password, making it nearly impossible for anyone without the ...

In September 2014, Apple introduced a new mobile-operating system called iOS8. iOS8 offers enhanced data-encryption protection to Apple users and the content stored on their mobile devices. Apple's ...

A new password encryption method from RSA would decrease the chances of security break-ins by hosting password data in multiple locations while ensuring that it couldn't be easily combined into ...

Passwords sit somewhere between the daily annoyance and necessary evil of the digital age. Once upon a time, most of us had that single, easy-to-remember six-digit password that we used for every site ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No ...

Modern threats expose convenience-first security design.