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FileVault encryption can dramatically slow older Macs without dedicated hardware, but disabling it may restore performance on ...

Signal, a messaging app known for its focus on user privacy, now sees itself forced to address what it calls "future quantum computing threats" and is preparing for the day when extremely powerful ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting.

Google says its quantum computer achieved a verifiable calculation that classic computers cannot. The work could point to future applications.

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 ...

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 ...

Active Cypher built a mini-quantum computer (repurposed hardware running quantum algorithms) to prove that conventional encryption (RSA + AES) is nearing the end. This is designed to be a wake-up call ...

According to the report, the development of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer ( CRQC) is “on the horizon”. Such a ...

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson Monday has announced that all VA computers throughout the agency will be upgraded with enhanced data security encryption systems beginning ...

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 ...