How a VPN works (and why you should care)

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While ...

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away.
CIO

End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments’ data sovereignty war with hyperscalers

Swiss public-sector data protection officers say controlling the geographic location of cloud data isn’t enough: governments must hold the encryption keys too. Data residency is no longer enough. As ...
TechRadar

Swiss government urges people to ditch Microsoft 365 and others due to lack of proper encryption

American hyperscalers adhere to the US Cloud Act, which goes against Swiss beliefs Privatim is advocating for true E2EE and more transparency across the chain American hyperscalers are acceptable if ...
Salon

Pros and cons of using a VPN

Salon has affiliate partnerships, which means we may get a share of the revenue from purchases made through links on this article. With mobile devices, remote work and public Wi-Fi networks all ...