In short, ransomware uses an assortment of techniques to block access to the victim’s system or files, usually requiring payment of a ransom to regain access. Recently we have seen significantly ...

Any of these encryption apps can safeguard a file’s contents, but differ in terms of supported platforms, remote capabilities, and features. Large or small, every company has secrets it needs to keep ...

Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.

There are numerous commands for encrypting files on Linux. When you want to limit access to file contents, you can use file permissions but file encryption makes limiting access much more effective.

The creator of Cryptocat, Nadim Kobeissi, is back with another easy-to-use encryption tool. This time it’s a Chrome app that aims to make it easy to create and share single encrypted files with others ...

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.