There are many reasons to encrypt files — even on a system that is well maintained and comparatively secure. The files may highly sensitive, contain personal information that you don’t want to share ...

To encrypt email and files, you need to know how to work with PGP keys. Get up to speed on generating, exporting, and importing encryption keys with GnuPG. Encryption should be a priority for every ...

If you're a Gmail user spooked by Chinese cyber attacks on Google, here's a way to encrypt your e-mail. Be warned: better security comes at a cost. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

In my last posting I took a shot at explaining the basic principles behind public-key encryption, which is the most common method for providing strong protection for email communications or any files ...

Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux — the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No matter what you’re doing on your computer, you need to do so with an eye to ...

I’ve only recently been motivated to encrypt a small portion of my email. Though I’ve been familiar with various encryption methods for a long time and PGP in particular, I found that I had to step ...

Encryption scares a lot of people – me included – because it’s based on really complicated mathematics. Thankfully, the state of encryption software has advanced sufficiently in the last couple of ...

A new ransomware has been discovered that utilizes the legitimate GnuPG, or GPG, encryption program to encrypt a victim's files. Currently in the wild, this ransomware is called Qwerty Ransomware and ...

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I have been focusing a lot on security and privacy issues in this year's columns so far, but I realize some of you may expect a different kind of topic from me (or maybe are just tired of all this ...

Full details of the Efail flaw have now been made public ahead of the original schedule. My reading? Not as serious as first mooted, in particular the chances of having your past encrypted emails ...