When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Proton Mail, an open-source end-to-end encrypted email service, announced on May 5, 2026, that it now supports post-quantum cryptography to prepare for future encryption risks using quantum computers.

Emailing sensitive documents to clients without email encryption leaves businesses at risk of being victimized by hackers who intercept emails to steal data and commit crimes like identity theft or ...

BellSouth unveiled last week a service that allows its business DSL customers to encrypt outgoing e-mail for enhanced security and privacy. BellSouth Secure Mail works with customers’ Microsoft ...

Protecting emails that contain sensitive data is crucial. The loss of confidential information or customer details can lead to hefty fines, negative publicity, and a significant erosion of customer ...

Proton AG, a Swiss-based securities services provider best known for its encrypted email product Proton Mail, is planning to roll out a new service that taps into blockchain technology as a way to ...

Google has brought end-to-end encrypted Gmail to Android and iOS for eligible Workspace users, extending secure mobile email without extra apps. Gmail is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to ...

Google has introduced a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) feature in Gmail, enabling organizations to send encrypted emails that even Google cannot read to other Gmail users. Later this year, the ...

The technical foundation is client-side encryption, which Google has been building into Workspace for several years across Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and now Gmail. The key principle is key custody: ...

Every webpage you visit is encrypted in transit, and you get a nasty error message if you go to a page that doesn't have the magic https leading off its URL. Your ...