If the entire span of human evolution is compressed into the pages of one book, most of the bookmarks and chapter changes would be found around the evolution of communication. From the exchange of ...

Threats to computer and network security increase with each passing day and come from a growing number of sources. No computer or network is immune from attack. A recent concern is the susceptibility ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. Lost in all of the heated rhetoric and sensationalized headlines about ...

I remember back in the '90s there was a considerably controversy around encryption and encryption algorithms. I think there was a law in the US that forbid implementation of higher than 1024-bit ...

In today’s digital economy, where organizations rely on cloud computing, mobile technologies and data-driven decision making, securing sensitive information has never been more critical. Encryption ...

Apple's resistance to FBI demands to decrypt an iPhone has brought encryption into the headlines yet again. Mark Surman, Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, talks about Mozilla's campaign to ...

As Google explores new ways to protect its user’s privacy, here’s a look back at the 15-year-old firm’s long-term romance with encryption — pulled from last week’s lengthy report on the matter.