Things were touch-and-go for a while, but it looks like Let’s Encrypt’s transition to a standalone certificate authority (CA) isn’t going to break a ton of old Android phones. This was a serious ...

Have you encrypted your Android device? If so, congratulations, you are one of the small number who do. Feel free to leave class early. But if your Android smartphone or tablet isn't encrypted - and ...

Back in November, Let's Encrypt warned that older Android phones stuck running 7.1.1 Nougat or lower won’t be able to visit large portions of the secure web by September 2021. Now, the nonprofit ...

Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has appeared on BGR, Fox News, Fox Business, and Yahoo News, among other publications. When he isn't tinkering with the latest gadgets and gizmos ...

Except for crimes of passion, it’s doubtful that even semiprofessional criminals would plan a crime using a smartphone unless it was encrypted, because it’s just too simple to do. But criminals do ...

Devices shipped from the factory are encrypted by default, but what about the devices you upgrade from a previous version of Android? We have the answer. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful ...

In November 2020, Let's Encrypt warned that those who are using older Android phones that are stuck running 7.1.1 Nougat or lower will not be able to go to massive portions of the secure web by ...

Let’s Encrypt was founded in 2012, going public in 2014, with the aim to improve security on the web. The goal was to be achieved by providing free, automated access to SSL and TLS certificates that ...

In the post-Snowden era, everyone wants to make encryption easier. Now, one group of researchers has created a tool intended to make it invisible. A team from Georgia Tech has designed software that ...

The fractured Google Android ecosystem has a lot to answer for, and in 2021 that could include some 220 million websites throwing up security errors. Users of older Android devices could experience ...