Every time you send a text, pay for groceries with your phone, or use your health site, you are relying on encryption.

A privacy promise or just a marketing buzzword?

Abstract: Extensive research has been done on the security of symmetric encryption algorithms in the black-box attack contexts, where the execution platforms are supposed to be secure. Recent studies ...

Krishi specializes in making complex tech topics, like VPNs, cybersecurity, and online privacy, clear and accessible. With 5+ years of writing experience, his work appears in outlets such as TechRadar ...

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the Signal and ToTok messaging apps to steal sensitive data. To give the ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...

Law enforcement experts and policymakers are due to meet on 12 September to decide on proposals to require technology companies, such as Signal and WhatsApp, to scan all encrypted messages and ...