Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away.

Microsoft recently confirmed that it is finally deprecating RC4, the encryption method used by the Kerberos authentication protocol for the past three decades. Developed by mathematician ...

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X, formerly Twitter, has launched XChat, a new privacy-focused messaging service now available on iOS and web, with Android support coming soon. The app offers end-to-end encryption, vanishing ...

Zed, a new code editor and IDE, is currently in its early stages but already turning heads in the software development world. Unlike Visual Studio Code, it’s platform-native, written in Rust for ...

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Using a VPN, or virtual private network, is one of the best ways to protect your online privacy. We review dozens every year, and these are the top VPNs we've tested. I’ve been writing about ...

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After trying out several MacOS encryption tools, I recently found an app that makes the process super easy for anyone. The app is called Encrypto, and it's free to install from th ...