The problem with most forms of encryption being used today is that once data is encrypted, it becomes frozen or fixed in place—meaning it can’t be operated on or “processed” without first decrypting ...

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Microsoft has helpfully provided a real-world example showing why mandating "back doors" so that authorities can bypass encryption to access digital data is a very bad idea. The fact that this example ...

As we observe Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, a recent and alarming cyber incident is a stark reminder that digital security is a concern not just for businesses and governments but for ...

As the website “How To Geek” points out, “computers and the Internet have allowed us to open ourselves up and become more vulnerable than ever before…, and encryption is one of the only methods of ...

The protection of citizens' privacy online is often intertwined with issues of national security in Africa. One solution that ...

Update, Feb. 5, 2015, 8:10 p.m.: After this article appeared, Werner Koch informed us that last week he was awarded a one-time grant of $60,000 from Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative.