If you sync files on your PC to cloud storage, you're probably aware of the privacy risks involved. Services like Google Drive and OneDrive have access to everything you upload unless you encrypt it ...

Good news for ransomware victims: Researchers have released a free tool on GitHub that they say can help victims of intermittent encryption attacks recover data from some types of partially encrypted ...

The FBI has told U.S. law enforcement agencies it will help them unlock mobile devices in investigations when permitted to do so by federal policy and law. The Bureau reportedly sent a letter to law ...

In brief: Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a new tool to help MegaCortex ransomware victims unlock their files, which is great news for those that have had files locked down for years.

I encrypt my files before uploading them to the cloud. The reason is that cloud services promise security, but they're not impenetrable. After seeing several high-profile breaches, I developed my ...

★★★★☆ Unlock the 256-bit encryption on the Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 by tapping in a passcode on the convenient touchscreen. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of ...

A warrant allowed FBI agents in Tennessee to force a suspect to unlock his encrypted Amazon messaging app, Wickr, with his face. It's an unprecedented move by the feds. The feds are using an ...

Kaseya announced this week that it is using a "universal decryptor key" for customers that were affected by a REvil ransomware attack reported on July 2. The REvil ransomware-as-a-service group had ...

In this guide, I will explain the options at your disposal for encrypting files using open-source software on a Linux, Mac, or Windows computer. You can then transport this digital information across ...