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Right now, messages you send in messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal and Threema are encrypted to guarantee that nobody else can read them - but what if, one day, a computer is invented that is able ...

In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has led efforts to develop post-quantum encryption (PQE) to defend against these future threats. Many cybersecurity companies, ...

One exception to the industry-wide lethargy is the engineering team that designs the Signal Protocol, the open source engine ...

In a paper published Thursday, researchers illustrated how to access a computer's memory and scan the secret encryption keys used to scramble files. The report, titled "Lest We Remember: Cold Boot ...

Apple has agreed with the Home Office to drop its legal claim against a government order requiring it to provide intelligence ...

Encryption is the secret sauce that keeps private information private as it travels across the internet. Apps like Apple’s iMessage use it to protect the contents of your communication, as do other ...

Nowadays data breaches aren't rare shocks—they're a weekly drumbeat. From leaked customer records to stolen source code, our ...

Apple announced today it is upgrading iMessage's security layer to post-quantum cryptography, starting in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4 and watchOS 10.4. The technology giant said that in the coming ...

Technology companies that offer encrypted messaging services, such as WhatsApp, could be required to introduce technology to identify child sexual abuse (CSA) material or risk the threat of large ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today said it has chosen four encryption tools designed to protect against quantum computer attacks for a planned ...