Cryptographic algorithms are the backbone of secure data and communication. When deployed correctly, public-key algorithms have generally helped safeguard data against attacks. However, industry ...

Beijing-backed hackers might soon start trying to steal encrypted data -- such as biometric info, the identities of covert spies, and weapons designs -- with a view to decrypting it with a future ...

In 2021, Booz Allen Hamilton analysts surmised that China will surpass Europe and the US in quantum-related research and development and that Chinese hackers could soon target heavily encrypted ...

2021 JUL 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily-- A patent application by the inventors Fujimura, Shigeru (Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP); ...

IT software provider, Kaseya, has announced it is providing its clients with a decryption tool to recover customer data that was locked in a ransomware attack earlier this month. In a July 26 notice ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks that can absorb huge volumes of water. In recent years, significant progress has been made with so-called "stimuli-responsive" hydrogels ...

The new feature lets users link medical records, while OpenAI emphasized encryption, data separation, and limits on health ...

MEGA has released a security update to address a set of severe vulnerabilities that could have exposed user data, even if the data had been stored in encrypted form. MEGA is a New Zealand-based cloud ...

A set of free ransomware decryption tools has helped 2,500 people rescue their data, depriving cyber-crooks of more than €1.35 million in ransom. The tools -- part of the No More Ransom project -- ...

The creators of a recently discovered form of ransomware have devised a way to extort customers with hijacked files borrowed from the world of apps: a freemium model. Called Spora after the Russian ...