Encryption's reputation as a difficult, often unmanageable technology that can thwart productivity and frequently deliver negative ROI has hindered adoption in all but the most secretive ...

Cold boot encryption-bypassing source code published Source code is now available to utilities that can bypass programs like Microsoft's BitLocker and Apple's FileVault in some circumstances.

GSM encryption code 'cracked' A German computer engineer said he had cracked the 21-year-old GSM algorithm used to encrypt most of the world's mobile phone calls.

RCS messaging between Android and iOS might get a major upgrade in the coming months based on code references in the iOS 26 ...

DVD Encryption Lawsuit Dropped A film-industry coalition drops its court battle against a San Francisco programmer who posted code on the Web that cracks DVD copy-protection technology.

Raw code for "unbreakable" encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ...

Though the NSA has apparently cracked widely used encryption algorithms, security experts maintain that, properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to secure data.

Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this prevent decompilation? A: The problem of preventing Java byte-code decompilation is ...

An attempt to overturn U.S. laws restricting the publication of encryption code ends quietly when a federal judge dismisses the suit--but only after assurances the laws won't be enforced.

These red-covered guides were vital to breaking a diabolical code that made Nazi radio messages unintelligible. The Germans had been using a typewriter-like machine to encrypt their communications.

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