Encryption is a cornerstone of digital security, but can be pretty difficult to understand, especially for all of us non-math people. Generally speaking, encryption safeguards sensitive data from ...

McDonalds, Volkswagen and Audi have all recently disclosed that confidential personal information belonging to their customers has been compromised. This is further proof – should we need it – that no ...

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As the typical company's data continues to grow 50 percent annually and the average cost of a breach of that data reaches $4.8 million, the market is ready for centralized encryption of the data, said ...

G_laptop_security The case involving a major health care organization involved a laptop stolen from an employee's home and 2 lost USB devices. An administrative judge ruled in June that the University ...

The National Security Agency has granted Type 1 security certification for a software upgrade to Harris Corp.'s SecNet 54 secure local-area network encryption device. A Type 1 device is one that has ...

Finnish telecom company Nokia filed for a patent on a “device, method and computer program” that can encrypt digital assets. On Dec. 23, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) ...

With more defense organizations thinking about using iPhones, BlackBerrys, Droids and other commercial handheld devices for field activities, there’s growing interest in whether such devices can be ...

San Jose, CA - January 14, 2009 - SPYRUS, Inc. today announced the Hydra Privacy Card' (Hydra PC(tm)) family of USB encrypting devices is immune from USB autorun ...

The U.S. Army is modernizing its tactical network and chose two companies for an encryption tool to protect that network. (Justin Eimers/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army chose Sierra Nevada Corp.

After attaching an embedded device to a network, you'll find that it requires a network adapter and a protocol stack. Connect that same device to the Internet, and it ...