Why Encrypt Your Cloud Files? Encrypting your files in the cloud adds an extra layer of security and privacy, ensuring that even your cloud storage provider cannot access your data. This guide will ...

Secure Sockets Layer is a network communication protocol that provides security for data at the transmission level. SSL encrypts data connections so that attackers cannot break into secure network ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

I encrypt my files before uploading them to the cloud. The reason is that cloud services promise security, but they're not impenetrable. After seeing several high-profile breaches, I developed my ...

This step-by-step guide shows Linux users how to secure cloud-stored files with VeraCrypt by encrypting data locally, keeping ...

If you want something done right, do it yourself. That may sound trite, but it rings true as advice for securing files that you’ve stored online. Several recent incidents—including breaches of Dropbox ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Cloud computing services have ...