encryption

The law will compel companies to comply with law enforcement demands to hand over data

Data from email addresses to payment card and passport numbers were potentially accessed

Read our tips to ensure that your business and customer data is kept as secure as possible

Hardware-based encryption far less secure than presumed with attackers able to access data without passwords

Industry given final warning as governments declare they are ready to legislate for backdoor access

Apple asked Facebook to "voluntarily" delist the app as it collects data on other smartphone software

Embarrassing breach revealed names, email addresses, phone numbers and more

Researchers say the flaw could be used to spread fake news across the platform

Encryption used to come with performance penalties, but the latest hardware platforms can provide all the benefits without the downsides

The firm says there had been "an attempt to compromise" 5.9 million credit and debit cards last year, with 105,000 cards being leaked

Counter-terrorism strategy embraces tech, but warns of future extremist digital capabilities

Changes in 'secure' and 'non secure' icons comprise final steps in plan to make web secure-by-default

Police stored innocent people's biometrics data after mistaking them for criminals, says privacy group

The company is advising users to reset their passwords 'in the interests of caution'

Hopefully Sajid Javid knows his way around more than WhatsApp

US search giant accused of helping Telegram chat service evade Russian ban

Thieves made off with usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords

But experts caution against nation state hacking risks, and urge firms to get basics right

Tech industry reacts to Whitehall review's IoT security recommendations

UK government review outlines measures to protect consumers from IoT threats