cryptography

The company stored passwords in plain text format.

He used free software running on a church computer.

A new proof-of-concept could let nations track each other's arsenals without revealing too much

And with better understanding comes better policy

secret secret / you can’t keep it

Truly random numbers are surprisingly hard to generate, and are necessary for everyday digital security.

Here's what you need to know about Snowden's SXSW interview.

Long before Edward Snowden leaked all those secrets, the National Security Agency published a report detailing the threats posed by rogue system administrators. Whoops.

As soon as you try to crack it, the encryption changes.

A decade in the making, this new encryption system is so far unhackable.