Discover how Apple's passkeys revolutionize Mac security by replacing vulnerable passwords with biometric authentication and ...

Encryption can protect your data from crooks, but if you don't have a recovery key stored securely, it can also keep you out ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This article is more than 6 years old. Last month I reported ...

Encryption, for security purposes, is also known as a cipher. It is a mathematical algorithm that hides information or makes it secret. Data that is not encrypted is called plain text, while encrypted ...

As more and more aspects of our lives go digital, securing your computer’s data has never been more important. This week we continue a look at simple methods any user can employ to ensure peace of ...

It's easy to think that the password managers your web browser recommends you to use are secure enough, but it's not as ...

Hard drives and USB flash drives are treasure troves of personal data. They’re also among the most common sources of data leaks. If you lose a flash drive, external hard drive, or laptop containing ...

I just got a call from my brother about his encrypted files on his computer. The files were encrypted via WinXP's native encryption. He said he was getting annoyed with the User password on his ...

The password encryption algorithm used in some recent versions of the Cisco IOS operating system is weaker than the algorithm it was designed to replace, Cisco revealed earlier this week. The new ...