In 1996, I registered my first website, Vaughan-Nichols & Associates. After setting up the site, one of the first things I did was to secure connections with a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate.

Machine automation threatens to eliminate any residual human element left in mass surveillance, distilling it down to algorithms and search tools watching for keywords. Depending on where you stand on ...

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 ...

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...

No one wants to be spied on. A VPN is one piece of the cyber security puzzle to help protect your personal information—and you should install it on all of your devices. In a very simple sense, VPNs, ...

Asymmetric encryption (public-key algorithms) involves a key pair: a public key for encryption or signature verification and a private key for decryption or signing. This category includes RSA, Diffie ...

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While keeping your IP address invisible, you can use your VPN to explore streaming ...

Arcium CEO Yannik Schrade tells The Agenda podcast that encryption is not just for dissidents and privacy-obsessed individuals, it’s for everyone. Every business should embrace privacy and make strong ...

In today’s digital landscape, email encryption has become a critical component of safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining secure communication channels. Microsoft 365 offers a comprehensive ...