Two things jump to mind when it comes to encryption: It's a must-have for secure military installations, and it's a huge headache to implement among everyone else. Encryption's reputation as a ...

Encryption coding schemes for asynchronous data used in message/speech communication systems typically employ an LFSR-based (linear feedback shift register) design. Such a design creates a single ...

A German computer scientist has published details of the secret code used to protect the conversations of more than 4bn mobile phone users. Karsten Nohl, working with other experts, has spent the past ...

US and British intelligence agencies have unlocked much of the online encryption that protects the privacy of internet users' personal data, online transactions and emails. Many internet users assume ...

Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly testing an automatic security code verification feature for end-to-end encryption. This feature is expected to automatically verify ...

Whether or not they'll ever work, quantum computers pose a big enough threat to online security that cryptographers are already scrambling to adapt. Try not to panic, but quantum computers stand ...

A Royal Navy submariner has appeared in court accused of passing secret computer encryption codes to an enemy of the UK. Petty Officer Edward Devenney, 29, from Strabane in Northern Ireland, appeared ...

The stolen encryption keys allowed agencies to decode data that passes between mobile phones and cell towers US and British intelligence agencies hacked into a major manufacturer of Sim cards in order ...

US and UK intelligence have reportedly cracked the encryption codes protecting the emails, banking and medical records of hundreds of millions of people. Disclosures by leaker Edward Snowden allege ...