One of the oldest still-working protocols on the Internet is FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Designed in the net’s earliest days, FTP never concerned itself with security. Later standards addressed this ...

The key used for these kinds of symmetric encryption is called as File Encryption Key (or FEK). This FEK is in return encrypted with a public or a private key algorithm like RSA and stored with the ...

If you’ve read anything about technology in the last few years, you may have seen the term “encryption” floating around. It’s a simple concept, but the realities of its use are enormously complicated.

I’ve been involved with multiple projects with file encryption lately, and even though I’ve been assisting with data encryption projects for years, I’m still learning something new every day. They say ...

Signing and encryption have almost become a day to day task of some users. While encryption makes your file unreadable to unauthorized users, signing helps you in claiming and verifying the integrity ...

Learn to use the cipher utility with confidence. This Daily Drill Down walks you through using every cipher switch and shows you exactly what happens in the real world when you use these switches.

Best Cloud Storage Services of 2025 Best Encrypted Cloud Storage Services for 2025 When choosing a cloud storage service, you shouldn’t just look for generous storage space. For many users, security ...