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Here's how I encrypt my Windows PC without BitLocker

BitLocker is the most common way to encrypt your Windows PC to protect it against data theft in the event that someone steals your PC, but it isn't the only option. If your PC doesn't have BitLocker ...
Android Authority

Texting between Android and iPhone could soon get a major security upgrade

Apple previously confirmed plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages in a future software update We’ve now spotted code that suggests end-to-end encryption could be coming to RCS messages on ...
TechSpot

Google research shows quantum computers could break RSA encryption sooner than expected

A hot potato: Google has reignited debate over the future of digital security, revealing that the hardware needed to break widely used encryption could be closer than previously thought. The research, ...
9to5Mac

End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update

In collaboration with the GSM Association, Apple today announced it will add support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messages. This brings RCS much closer to iMessage in terms of security standards.
CSOonline

Chinese researchers break RSA encryption with a quantum computer

The research team, led by Wang Chao from Shanghai University, found that D-Wave’s quantum computers can optimize problem-solving in a way that makes it possible to attack encryption methods such as ...
Bleeping Computer

Chrome switching to NIST-approved ML-KEM quantum encryption

Google is updating the post-quantum cryptography used in the Chrome browser to protect against TLS attacks using quantum computers and to mitigate store-now-decrypt-later attacks. The upcoming change ...
Computerworld

The complete BitLocker encryption guide for Windows PCs

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11. Data ...
CSOonline

Marriott admits it falsely claimed for five years it was using encryption during 2018 breach

Marriot revealed in a court case around a massive 2018 data breach that it had been using secure hash algorithm 1 and not the much more secure AES-1 encryption as it had earlier maintained. For more ...
Ars Technica

Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that weakening end-to-end encryption disproportionately risks undermining human rights. The international court’s decision could potentially disrupt ...
PC Magazine

Meta Finally Adds Default End-to-End Encryption to Facebook Messenger

The end-to-end encryption means that not even Meta can view the chats sent via the Messenger app. Instead, only the user’s own devices—which hold the encryption keys—can decrypt personal calls and ...
The New York Times

The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future

Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it’s too late? Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before ...
MIT Technology Review

Inside the quest for unbreakable encryption

Cryptographers want encryption schemes that are impossible for tomorrow’s quantum computers to crack. There’s only one catch: they might not exist. When we check email, log in to our bank accounts, or ...