Cryptography is a funny thing. Supposedly, if you do the right kind of maths to a message, you can send it off to somebody else, and as long as they’re the only one that knows a secret little thing, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. In an era where data breaches and digital surveillance dominate ...

The security of messaging apps is top of mind after a Signal chat involving White House staffers was discovered to have accidentally included a journalist. In the unofficial group chat, participants ...

The promise of the digital age was always a sense of permanence. And for over 30 years, things have looked that way. Email has been the backbone of business communication for anyone who entered the ...

A few weeks ago we witnessed an incident where military leaders inadvertently included a reporter in what was supposed to be a closed, secure communication channel, all due to the use of the Signal ...

What if you could send a message without ever needing Wi-Fi, cellular data, or even an internet connection? It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but with BitChat, it’s a reality. Created by ...