, but each recipient of the message would have to be given the key to decrypt it. This symmetric, or private key encryption, requires that both parties have the same key.

PGP is an example of a public-key encryption system. Each person using PGP has a private key, which they keep secret, and a public key, which they publish.

PGP has shipped an update to its enterprise message encryption software that adds support for Lotus Notes and integrates Symantec's antivirus technology.

End-to-end encryption means only the sender and receiver of a message can read it. PGP uses keys, one public and one secret, in order to help protect digital communications. OK, let’s dive in.

Several versions of the popular PGP encryption software, which permits key escrow, have been found to include vulnerabilities that could expose encrypted data in e-mail.

If you are using PGP Whole Disk Encryption, beware of updating to Mac OS X 10.6.5. PGP Technical Support has issued the following alert: “Mac OS X PGP WDE customers should not apply the recent ...

Developers of the popular Enigmail email security extension for Thunderbird have fixed several issues that could have exposed messages users believed to be encrypted. Enigmail provides a graphical ...