The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single-phase linear technique to a more complex, multi-layered method. In ...

Strong encryption is the backbone of digital privacy and secure data. Pressure on the government to weaken encryption is mounting, which raises some serious concerns. How do we preserve strong ...

Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a USB flash drive falls to the ground unnoticed. Losing a notebook or phone ...

Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt data on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The malware uses OpenAI’s ...

The UK has agreed to drop its mandate that Apple install a backdoor into the encrypted data stored on its devices, though it isn’t clear whether this is an overall change or simply a tweak to protect ...

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple build a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the ...

Personally identifiable information has been found in DataComp CommonPool, one of the largest open-source data sets used to train image generation models. Millions of images of passports, credit cards ...

Abstract: Although traditional encryption approaches remain essential for data protection, they fail to confront new generation threats and future problems created by quantum computers. As such, ...

Mike Chapple does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

After decades of failed attempts to access encrypted communications, governments are shifting from persuasion to coercion—security experts say the risks are too high. Backdoors don’t just let law ...

Data fabric is a powerful architectural approach for integrating and managing data across diverse sources and platforms. As enterprises navigate increasingly complex data environments, the need for ...

Imagine a home security safe with a valuable necklace locked up inside. The owner wants to add a diamond to the pendant, but doesn’t want to open the door. That would be impossible. Yet in a crude ...