After reading an earlier IP/Decode post about hashing, my friend Jenny Rossman reached out to explain how law enforcement was using hash values to fight the spread of child pornography. For over a ...

Just in time for World Password Day, Kaspersky is reminding everyone that outdated hashing algorithms such as MD5 remain among the worst choices for storing passwords.

Learn about cryptographic hash functions in ensuring secure communication and protection of sensitive information, including ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Gaming GPUs like the RTX 5090 crack 60% of MD5-protected passwords in under an hour, outperforming enterprise security tools ...

Quantum computing does not just threaten passwords and virtual private networks (VPNs). It goes straight for something legal systems rely on ...

A hash is kinda trash. Or, more precisely, not only will hashing data not anonymize it, but regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, consider hashed identifiers to be personal information.