IT shops everywhere are becoming grimly aware of the explosive growth in lost and stolen data from businesses. As many as 10 percent of laptop computers are lost or stolen each year, and most of those ...

When the world’s largest disk-makers joined last week to announce a single standard for encrypting disk drives, the move raised questions among users about how to deal with full-disk encryption once ...

The state of encryption in healthcare data privacy is evolving, but there is still room for improvement. Healthcare providers and organizations recognize the importance of encryption to protect ...

After adding post-quantum encryption (PQE) to all its apps in May, NordVPN now strives for cryptographic agility. Here's why ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Elizabeth Green In an era ...

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a widely adopted and symmetric encryption algorithm standard used while securing data. It is a cryptographic standard, which was established by the US National ...

The anticipated advent of quantum computing will have a devastating impact on existing modes of asymmetric data encryption. It’s likely that quantum-capable cyber-thieves, not to mention adversaries ...

Currently, there are three data encryption standards approved for use in the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). This application note discusses the implementation of two of these for ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away.

There's now an increasing chance of getting your data stolen, in addition to your network being encrypted, when you are hit with a ransomware attack – which means falling victim to this kind of ...