The World's Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke Werner Koch's code powers the email encryption programs around the world. If only somebody would pay him for the work.

The program, Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH), is included in many widely used operating system distributions, such as OpenBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.1 and FreeBSD-Current, all open-source variants of the Unix OS.

At issue is the encryption of basic cable channels. In 1994 the FCC mandated that cable operators transmit their basic tiers of programming unencrypted in order to increase accessibility.

If you bank online or sign into work remotely using a virtual private network, your data may not be safe. A flaw in the encryption program OpenSSL could expose much of the encrypted traffic.

For cable operators that choose to encrypt the basic programming, subscribers must be provided set-top boxes without any additional service charges related to the equipment.

A new security audit has found critical vulnerabilities in VeraCrypt, an open-source, full-disk encryption program that’s the direct successor to the widely popular, but now defunct, TrueCrypt.

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces today a multi-year research effort called the Homomorphic Encryption ...

"We are pleased to bring our expertise in cloud computing and homomorphic encryption to the DARPA DPRIVE program, collaborating with Intel to advance this transformative technology when ready into ...