The Security Think Tank assesses the state of encryption technology, exploring topics such as cryptographic techniques, data-masking, the legal ramifications of end-to-end encryption, and the ...

The more immediate impact of a medium-scale quantum computer is the threat it — and those that come after it — will pose to how we all use encryption today.

Microsoft’s recent directive that BitLocker be turned on by default in Windows 11 caused some consternation in the PC world. What is BitLocker and why do I need it?

The world’s six largest computer drive makers Tuesday published the final specifications (download PDF) for a single, full-disk encryption standard that can be used across all hard disk drives ...

Quantum Computers Could Help Hackers Defeat Encryption. Here’s How to Protect Your Data New tools are available in the fight against the formidable power of quantum computers.

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

Encryption is potentially dead and alive Chinese boffins have used a D-Wave quantum computer to mount a successful quantum attack on widely used encryption algorithms.