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 ...

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.

Is encryption really crackable or not? What about the danger that zombie networks pose if they're ever unleashed on an encryption stream? Can Moore's law ultimately break encryption? This article ...

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 ...

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

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