Encryption is a tricky business. You'll run into terms like TLS, zero-knowledge, and end-to-end encryption, which have discrete meanings with important differences. Proton Mail, one of the most secure ...

End-to-end encryption secures messages before they're sent and decrypts them only after arriving at a recipient's device. This is different from encryption-in-transit, when messages may be decrypted ...

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android ...

The most secure way to message someone privately is with a platform offering end-to-end encryption. But messaging apps vary widely when it comes to privacy and security. So how do you know when your ...

Apple announced today it is upgrading iMessage’s security layer to post-quantum cryptography, starting in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4 and watchOS 10.4. The technology giant said that in the coming ...

Apple joined the RCS bandwagon last year, giving its users the ability to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. The only problem? Those messages are not encrypted, exposing them ...

If your carrier supports RCS, here's how to make sure it's working on your iPhone. 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap Apps near the bottom of the menu. 3. Tap Messages. 4. Tap RCS Messaging under Text Messaging ...

Full-disk encryption (FDE) is a low-effort way to ensure that if someone were to get ahold of one of your drives while unmounted or a Mac while powered down, the contents on the drive would be ...