Network encryption was designed for a world in which adversaries needed to break cryptography in real time to extract value.

Google is working to fix a problem with its API keys after security researchers pointed out possible misuse. This is because the keys for accessing Google's cloud services, such as Maps or Firebase, ...

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI assistant and access private data. Researchers found nearly 3,000 such ...

As part of daily operations, small businesses may need to collect or exchange sensitive data that should be protected. It could be a financial transaction, a mailing address or some other personally ...

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...

Cybersecurity researchers have raised red flags about a new artificial intelligence personal assistant called Clawdbot, warning it could inadvertently expose personal data and API keys to the public.

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...

Earlier this year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant requesting recovery keys for encrypted data stored on three laptops. Microsoft complied. Marking the first known instance in which the ...

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...