How portable SSD encryption quietly protects sensitive data everywhere you go

Portable SSD encryption protects sensitive data through hardware-level security, authentication, and automatic locking. It ensures files remain unreadable even if devices are lost, stolen, or ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Microsoft targets BitLocker slowdowns with hardware acceleration

Microsoft is trying to put an end to the long running trade off between full disk encryption and fast solid state storage by ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...
Security Boulevard

SAML Security: Complete Guide to SAML Request Signing & Response Encryption

Learn how SAML request signing and response encryption protect your SSO implementation. A comprehensive guide covering integrity, confidentiality, and best practices.

How a VPN works (and why you should care)

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While keeping your IP address invisible, you can use your VPN to explore streaming ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and ...
Bleeping Computer

Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...
CoinTelegraph

The EU’s two-tier encryption vision is digital feudalism

EU's ProtectEU mandates on-device scanning before encryption, creating a two-tier security system where states encrypt while citizens are surveilled. Digital feudalism codified. Sam Altman, CEO of ...
Bleeping Computer

FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense

The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...
financefeeds

What Is AES-NI CPU Crypto and How to Enable It?

AES-NI is a CPU instruction set that accelerates AES encryption/decryption using hardware-based processing. Provides 3x–10x performance improvement over software-only AES implementations. Enhances ...
The Conversation

The world’s most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack. A new encryption method can help

Qiang Tang receives funding from Google via Digital Future Initiative to support the research on this project. Moti Yung works for Google as a distinguished research scientist. Yanan Li is supported ...
TechSpot

Gmail gets end-to-end encryption – but only if you're a Workspace user

In context: End-to-end encryption can greatly enhance security in email communications, but it demands commitment from both parties. Google is now simplifying the process with a new message exchange ...