Let's say I wanted to pass encrypted data to an executable as a command line parameter. If I store the decryption key in my executable, it could be easily discovered. Even if I XOR it or obfuscate it ...

Learn how to protect the information handled by your .NET applications by encrypting and decrypting the data using either a single key or a public/private key pair. Encryption transforms data into a ...

[Michael Lynch] recently replaced his Synology NAS with a self-built solution built on ZFS, a filesystem with a neat feature: the ability to back up encrypted data without having to decrypt it first.

At Dartmouth, Fusca employs an encryption appliance from Decru to secure the information on his storage servers and back-up tapes. Such appliances, also available from vendors such as Kasten Chase ...

One of the ways to turn a pleasant dinner conversation among CISOs and risk managers into a philosophical battleground is to introduce the topic of key rotation, which is defined as the process of ...

Security researchers have successfully broken one of the most secure encryption algorithms, 4096-bit RSA, by listening -- yes, with a microphone-- to a computer as it decrypts some encrypted data. The ...

Temporarily decrypting data to run such queries may expose private user data (e.g., for potential security breaches by malicious users). If the plaintext data is directly accessed in any way (e.g., ...