An encrypted cloud service provider could even embed functions in its specific app that could leave data vulnerable. And, of course, if a user loses the password, the data is irretrievable.

Only storing cardholder data if it is necessary for business purposes. If you are opting in to have your credit card stored, the "business purpose" is speedier transactions.

Your personal privacy depends on your awareness, tech controls that allow you to decide what to share, and public policies ...

Companies that follow sound security policy normally encrypt certain customer data stored on their servers. Encrypting the data makes it more difficult, but not impossible, for hackers to view or ...

All data except e-mail and notes—more on that later—are stored and encrypted on disk on Apple's servers. And secure authentication tokens are created on mobile devices to retrieve information ...

Your iPhone holds some of your most private information – messages, photos and personal data secured by encryption, that even Apple itself cannot access. But a legal battle between the tech ...

As threats from hackers and online thieves grow apace, more companies are seeking refuge in encryption—the science of turning messages and data into gibberish for anyone who doesn’t have a key.

However, the cloud cannot directly share stored, encrypted data to the buyer even with the use of this key. Instead, with Microsoft Research’s proposed method, ...

An encrypted cloud service provider could even embed functions in its specific app that could leave data vulnerable. And, of course, if a user loses the password, the data is irretrievable.