The day when quantum computers will be able to break conventional encryption is rapidly approaching, but not all companies ...

The January 2026 updates will begin the phaseout of RC4 encryption in the Kerberos protocol for Windows Server. The trigger ...

In the Windows Release Health Message Center, Microsoft explains that the software fix for a security vulnerability in Kerberos initiates the hardening of Kerberos with RC4. The vulnerability itself ...

Microsoft is officially moving to shut the door on RC4 - a legacy cryptographic cipher that has quietly persisted inside Windows authentication environments for decades - and forcing organizations to ...

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TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...

RC4’s long, messy reign over Windows authentication At the center of this shift is RC4, short for Rivest Cipher 4, a stream cipher that once powered much of the internet’s “secure” traffic and is now ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for what he says is a threat to national security due to its de facto monopoly on the software industry. At ...