Health insurer Anthem says the hacked database containing the personal information of 80 million people wasn’t encrypted. But here’s the catch: the company was not required to do so. On Wednesday, ...

Curious about the security of your documents in the cloud? You’re not alone. We recently received an email from Dana in Marietta, Ga., who is asking this, "I just read your article on saving documents ...

Ransomware groups have always taken a more-is-more approach. If a victim pays a ransom and then goes back to business as usual—hit them again. Or don't just encrypt a target's systems; steal their ...

Distributed cloud service company Volterra is launching a new service to encrypt and share public data without the need for passwords and public keys. VoltShare is available as downloadable software ...

The dataShur SD can use iStorage microSD cards to store data encrypted to the highest standard and only accessible through a PIN. Corporations spend a vast amount of money tracking and securing their ...

There is more than one way to keep your data safe from prying eyes, but the practice that is most recommended is still the use of encryption. It will ensure that only you will be able to access ...

For his work on the foundations of a new way of encrypting data, Brent Waters from the University of Texas in Austin has been elected as one of this year’s Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows. Waters’ ...

When talking about security, the first thing we inevitably think about is 'how to prevent theft.' Strengthening passwords, ...

Proposed standards for protecting data on disk or tape are gathering steam within the IEEE and could be supported in products this year, according to proponents. Such standard technology could go a ...

AI can improve financial services, but organizations need stronger access controls and privacy safeguards for sensitive data.

The regulations the International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued in the wake of 9/11 regarding ship location and identification reporting have made it easier to track vessels–but not only for the ...