For example, asymmetric encryption is used to securely exchange a symmetric key, which is then used for encrypting the data. This method combines the speed of symmetric encryption with the ...

MongoDB's field-level encryption (FLE) offers the ability to store certain parts of the data in its document store encrypted. The community (free) version of MongoDB allows for explicit encryption ...

Data-in-use encryption can be a protector of patient data, much like the Force shields against the dark side of the galaxy. Healthcare organizations deal with immense volumes of sensitive ...

Accessing data on encrypted devices might seem like something out of a hacker or spy movie, but for law enforcement, it’s a very real challenge. The issue is of relevance to CISOs and other ...

“For example, they can extract it from a lost or stolen laptop in order to decrypt confidential data,” Lead Specialist of OS and Hardware Security at Positive Technologies Mark Ermolov said.

Quantum computers, if they mature enough, will be able to crack much of today's encryption. That'll lay bare private communications, company data and military secrets.

Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to ...

Still, giving governments access to encrypted data unilaterally is a slippery slope, and given what’s happening in the US with the government’s handling of sensitive data, it’s safe to say a ...

Apple is reportedly refusing to let the UK government into its end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups—so Advanced Data Protection is being pulled. Here's what you need to know.