Technology explained: What is encryption? Technology explained: What is encryption? Encryption is a way of scrambling computer data so it can only be read by the people you want.

What apps are encrypted and what aren’t? Many messaging apps use encryption in some way, but end-to-end encryption is widely applied by WhatsApp, Signal and iMessage.

Essentially, VPNs use encryption to make sure that third parties can’t read your internet traffic while it’s travelling between your computer and whatever online service you’re accessing.

Encrypting your computer is basic security hygiene. Here's how to encrypt your hard drive on both Mac and Windows computers.

Encryption — or cryptography, as it's sometimes called — is a way of scrambling a message to make it unreadable.

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a type of communication system that allows two parties to send and receive information or messages privately, while preventing others from eavesdropping on the ...

The world’s six largest computer drive makers Tuesday published the final specifications (download PDF) for a single, full-disk encryption standard that can be used across all hard disk drives ...

Quantum computers will render today’s encryption obsolete. Here’s what you need to know about encryption being developed to withstand them.

Encryption is commonly used to secure online banking sessions and to protect credit-card data. But for the average computer user, it remains a mystery.