Technology explained: What is encryption? Technology explained: What is encryption? Encryption is a way of scrambling computer data so it can only be read by the people you want.

Encryption is in virtually all of our online communication and a key component in maintaining the privacy of our data. Alan Woodward, a computer security expert at the University of Surrey ...

Nearly. Since encryption is just a really complex equation, theoretically it can be broken by a powerful enough computer, given enough time.

Encryption is commonly used to secure online banking sessions and to protect credit-card data. But for the average computer user, it remains a mystery.

Full disk encryption, also known as whole disk encryption, protects data that's at rest on a computer or phone, as opposed to email and instant messaging data that's in transit across a network.

Homomorphic encryption might eventually be the answer for organizations that need to process information while still protecting privacy and security. What Is Homomorphic Encryption?

End-to-end encryption (or E2EE) is a secure way of sending data that prevents third parties from being able to access your information when it’s being sent from one place to another.

End-to-end encryption gained more traction in 2013, after data leaked by the former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden appeared to show the extent to which the N.S.A. and other ...

Active Cypher built a mini-quantum computer (repurposed hardware running quantum algorithms) to prove that conventional encryption (RSA + AES) is nearing ...

Encryption keeps marginalised groups connected and safe, but new regulatory attempts to break it put them at risk.