What do you do when you need to perform computations on large data sets while preserving their confidentiality? In other words, you would like to gather analytics, for example, on user data, without ...

Your Windows device is likely protected with a passcode — the PIN or password you enter when signing in. For most users, login security prevents unauthorized access ...

There are some interesting questions afoot, with the news that the Contec CMS8000 medical monitoring system has a backdoor. And this isn’t the normal debug port accidentally left in the firmware. The ...

To secure your email effectively, you should encrypt three things: the connection from your email provider; your actual email messages; and your stored, cached, or archived email messages. If you ...

Of course, firmware upgrades and data logs are seldom exactly 64 bits in length. To encrypt long strings of data using Blowfish, carve the message up into 64-bit blocks, encrypt each block and save ...

A friend of mine was wondering why cell-level encryption isn't used often in databases. What would seem to be a fast and efficient approach to data security actually requires a complex implementation.

In today’s fast-changing world of business regulations and data security, many leaders face privacy and protection challenges they aren’t fully prepared to handle. Most understand the basics of ...

When choosing a cloud storage service, you shouldn’t just look for generous storage space. For many users, security is just as important, and that’s where encrypted cloud storage comes in. Encryption ...