Forget WhatsApp: 6 Secure Communication Apps You've Probably Never Heard Of
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a lobby group dedicated to "defending civil liberties in the digital world". They maintain the Secure Messaging Scorecard, which makes for worrying reading for fans of instant messaging.
Why Snapchat & iMessage Could Really Be Banned In The UK
Speaking to a room full of party activists in Nottingham, Prime Minister David Cameron declared that encryption for messaging would be banned should his party gain a majority at the next General Election.
Avoid Falling Victim To These Three Ransomware Scams
Several prominent ransomware scams are in circulation at the moment; let's go over three of the most devastating, so you can recognise them.
Smartphone & Laptop Searches: Know Your Rights
Do you know what your rights are when travelling overseas with a laptop, smartphone or hard drive?
TrueCrypt Is Dead: 4 Disk Encryption Alternatives For Windows
TrueCrypt is no more, but fortunately there are other useful encryption programs. While they may not be exact replacements, they should suit your needs.
Google Launches Anti-Snooping Efforts With Email Encryption Tool For Chrome
Google has just released an email encryption tool in the form of an "alpha" Chrome extension. End-To-End should help the less geeky among us secure our email messages within the browser.
Edward Snowden Talks, TrueCrypt Mystery, Ballmer Buys L.A. Clippers [Tech News Digest]
Edward Snowden talks to NBC, troubling TrueCrypt tales, CryEngine comes to Steam, Google Video Quality Report ranks ISPs, Vimeo's gets High Maintenance, Ballmer buys the Clippers, and 25 years of LOLs.
Danger Confirmed: Heartbleed Really Does Open Up Crypto Keys to Hackers
The debate is over regarding whether the new OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability could be utilized to obtain private encryption keys from vulnerable servers and websites. Cloudflare has confirmed that private encryption keys are at risk.
Keybase Wants To Bring Encryption To The Masses. Here's How.
From the founders of OK Cupid, Sparknotes, and TheSpark comes a new open-source security app.
2 Ways To Encrypt Your Files From Your Browser
Do you want to send a file across the Internet to a friend or coworker? You'll want to encrypt that file, but in the quickest and easiest way possible.
Securing Dropbox: 6 Steps To Take For Safer Cloud Storage
Dropbox isn’t the most secure cloud storage service out there. But for those of you who wish to stay with Dropbox the tips here will help you maximize your account’s security.
Why Email Can't Be Protected From Government Surveillance
“If you knew what I know about email, you might not use it either,” said the owner of secure email service Lavabit as he recently shut it down. "There is no way to do encrypted e-mail where the content is protected," said Phil Zimmermann as he suddenly shut down Silent Circle's secure email service. The reality is that email is fundamentally insecure and can never be protected from government surveillance in the same way some other communications can.
3 Ways To Make Your Smartphone Communications More Secure
Total privacy! Or so we think, as our words and information went flying through the air. Not so: First it's word of warrantless wiretapping, then it's word of newspapers, lawyers, insurers and more hacking your communications, who's next? How do we stop this? Unfortunately, laws are very after the fact, so you need to take some measures right now. This is where we look at how to secure your smartphone communications to make cherry-picking your information a lot harder.
4+ Ways To Secretly Hide Messages In Pictures
The science (or art) of hiding messages is called steganography , and in the digital age, can be used to hide secret messages in innocent-looking images. Looking at the picture, you have no idea there’s a secret message hiding inside, but with the correct tools or passwords, the secret message can be revealed. As with everything, the digital and Internet age made creating these secret messages easier than ever.
KeePass Password Safe – The Ultimate Encrypted Password System [Windows, Portable]
Securely store your passwords. Complete with encryption and a decent password generator – not to mention plugins for Chrome and Firefox – KeePass just might be the best password management system out there. If you read our password management guide you will know the importance of having diverse passwords. Sure, using one password for all of your online services is simple...until someone compromises one of your accounts.