DNA origami turns secret messages into nano–Morse code that acts as multiplayer molecular encryption

Mathematics has always been at the core of securing information. From online banking to government communications, modern ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government’s First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Codes, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Codebreaking

For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars.
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France to Phase Out Non-Quantum Encryption as Bitcoin Security Concerns Grow

France will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-safe encryption beginning in 2027. Officials cited concerns that future quantum computers could decrypt encrypted data stolen today. The ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.5 gave Messages app encrypted RCS, here’s how to check it’s working

One of the many benefits of using iMessage is that you know your conversations are always end-to-end encrypted. That level of security has never previously extended to green bubble conversations. But ...
AppleInsider

How Apple turned to math to defend against next-gen attacks on encryption

Apple says testing missed flaws in new encryption designed to protect against future attacks from quantum computers, so it turned to mathematical proofs to make sure the code works correctly before ...
Lifehacker

Use One of These Apps to Encrypt Your Calls, Because Your Phone Won’t

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
Ars Technica

Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn’t provide end-to-end encryption

The Texas Attorney General has sued Meta over allegations that the company’s WhatsApp messenger, used by more than 3 billion people, doesn’t provide the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) it has long ...
MacRumors

Warning: Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on Instagram will no longer feature full encryption, and your conversations are not ...
PC Magazine

Travel Smarter: How to Keep Your Laptop Safe With BitLocker Encryption

To use BitLocker, you need to be running Windows 10 or 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education. For Home editions of Windows, there is an alternative secure feature called Device encryption, which isn’t as ...
ZDNet

How to easily encrypt your files on an Android phone - for free

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Gizmodo

How Should We Prepare for the Looming Quantum Encryption Apocalypse?

The dreaded Q-day could arrive sooner than expected, and when it does, experts say we need to be ready. Reading time 8 minutes In 1994, American mathematician Peter Shor developed a quantum algorithm ...