Encryption keeps your private data secure from prying eyes. Here's a basic explainer on how it works.

The problem with encrypted data is that you must decrypt it in order to work with it. By doing so, it’s vulnerable to the very things you were trying to protect it from by encrypting it. There ...

Encryption can be used to protect your sensitive data online. Learn what it is, how to use it, and why it matters.

SAN FRANCISCO – The ongoing battle between the FBI and Apple over the government's demand that the Cupertino, Calif. company subvert the encryption on an iPhone associated with one of the San ...

Database encryption protects sensitive information by scrambling the data when it's stored, or as it has become popular to say, "is at rest." ...

Full disk encryption differs from file encryption in that the latter only encrypts individual files you specify for encrypting.

Q: What is a secure method of encrypting email messages, that includes sensitive client information and that’s easy for the recipient to use? A: Email continues to be the most common ...

Encrypting folders prevents unauthorized access to its containing files and secures them behind a password. VeraCrypt is a free, open-source tool that can create encrypted folders on Linux in a ...

Want to encrypt files on your Mac using FileVault but not sure how? Let's find out what FileVault disk encryption is, how it works, and how to use it on a Mac.

Regulators and security strategists recommend encrypting data at rest, but few organisations do it, and most get it wrong. Good thing there are bigger problems to tackle first.