Data at rest encryption is about as far from a cutting-edge topic as one can get. But while encrypting inactive data that is stored digitally is regarded by most security professionals as a must have, ...

In the spirit of Safer Internet Day, Google has announced the launch of Adiantum, a new encryption standard for mobile devices. On Thursday, Eugene Liderman, Director ...

The Pentagon is evaluating encryption technology designed to secure smartphone-to-smartphone messaging, chat and data sharing applications, DOD officials told Defense Systems. An advanced encryption ...

ST. LOUIS -- Mobile Armor, a leading provider of mobile data and asset protection, today announced its selection by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration and the ...

U.S. President Barack Obama’s dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems that can scramble voice calls to avoid interception. At this year’s Cebit ...

Wayne Rash is a longtime technology journalist who has directed product testing centers. He is President of Wayne Rash & Associates, an analysis and editorial services firm located near Washington, ...

The encryption algorithm GEA-1 was implemented in mobile phones in the 1990s to encrypt data connections. Since then, it has been kept secret. Now, a research team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), ...

Generally available encryption technologies could help some notoriously data-leaky federal agencies protect sensitive information – if they used it. Of 24 major federal agencies watchdogs at the ...

In Fast Company today, Neal Ungerleider writes about Twitter’s acquisition of a company called Whisper Systems. Know what Whisper Systems Can a Fail Whale shed tears? In Fast Company today, Neal ...

President Obama’s dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems that can scramble voice calls to avoid interception. At the CeBIT trade show, mobile ...