Let’s Encrypt was founded in 2012, going public in 2014, with the aim to improve security on the web. The goal was to be achieved by providing free, automated access to SSL and TLS certificates that ...

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free ...

Curious about the security of your documents in the cloud? You’re not alone. We recently received an email from Dana in Marietta, Ga., who is asking this, "I just read your article on saving documents ...

Apple's move to encrypt your iPhone and WhatsApp's rollout of end-to-end encrypted messaging have generated plenty of privacy applause and law enforcement controversy. But more quietly, a small ...

Security and privacy concerns are growing. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sees encryption as the "best way" to protect ...

Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has appeared on BGR, Fox News, Fox Business, and Yahoo News, among other publications. When he isn't tinkering with the latest gadgets and gizmos ...

Snoopers and thieves can easily access files and passwords on your computer, even without your Windows password. All they have to do is insert a special disc (such as ...

Richard O’Hara backs up regularly to an external hard drive, but that leaves him worried. “How can I make the data on the external drive secure in case it’s lost or stolen?” Back up and encrypt. Those ...

We’ve looked at a handful of virtual private networks here at Underscored, notably NordVPN and CyberGhost VPN. And whenever we dig around for a new VPN to try out, we come across names we hadn’t ...

My 6 favorite DNS services - and why they're a must for security ...

Nonprofit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt hit a major milestone earlier this month: it issued its three billionth HTTPS certificate. The ISRG announced this week that Let’s Encrypt issued its ...