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National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers has undertaken an incredibly important overhaul of the agency – a plan known as NSA21 – that will ensure it remains well ahead of America's adversaries.

Don't understand encryption or the policy debates around it? Let us walk you through the basics.

At an Atlantic Council event on Thursday, experts said that Internet-connected devices need to be more rigorously defended from hackers to realize their potential.

Organizations facing ransomware should pay to get back in business, says Dell Fellow David Konetski at South by Southwest

By breaking into the iPhone at the crux of the FBI v. Apple legal battle, law enforcement officials undercut their argument that encrypted devices are their imperiling efforts to surveil criminal and terror suspects. 

The Justice Department's indictment of alleged Iranian hackers last week is just the most recent example of the US government and security firms pointing fingers at specific nation-states hackers for cyberattacks. 

How can our connected homes stay safe and secure? Join a panel discussion with Passcode and the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative on Thursday, March 31st.

The encryption issue has become indelibly linked to the broader debate in Europe, the US, and South America over how to balance individual liberties with matters of national security and law enforcement.

A growing share of cyberthefts target small businesses with bank account hacks, ransomware, and IP theft, says Brett Hansen of Dell Data Security Solutions at South by Southwest Interactive

Nine in 10 federal information technology officials say their agencies still aren't doing enough to prevent data breaches despite increased spending on cybersecurity efforts.

An Israeli paper reported that Tel Aviv tech firm Cellebrite is helping the FBI unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. The company is a major player in the growing mobile forensics market and touts its ability to break into any mobile device.

Because of a two-year-old policy known as the Vulnerability Equities Process, the government may be compelled to disclose the flaw it is attempting to use for unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. 

Now that American law enforcement may have a way into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter, it faces a new conundrum: Should it inform Apple so it can fix a vulnerability that may affect millions of consumer devices – even if that disclosure could make it harder for law enforcement to unlock iPhones in the future?

The Justice Department indictment against Iranians for attacking banks and hacking into a New York dam is just the second time the US government has named foreigners in an indictment involving computer crimes against US businesses. 

The noted screenwriter-turned-film producer who’s behind many famous hacker movies – 'Sneakers' and 'WarGames' – discusses how fiction can encourage leaders to enact policy changes. 

Amid the national debate over encryption and the battle between the FBI and Apple, cybersecurity and digital privacy were hot topics for the tens of thousands of digerati who flocked to Austin for the 2016 South by Southwest Interactive festival.

Though Apple and the FBI will not meet in court this week, questions about the role of encrypted communications in plotting terrorist attacks resurfaced after Tuesday's bombings in Brussels.

Though the Department of Justice has concluded the cases over locked iPhones in San Bernardino and Brooklyn, those cases could prove instrumental in future fights with Apple involving smartphone security. Here are the significant dates, legal filings, and arguments in both cases.

Business leaders understand the need to protect their digital assets. At South by Southwest Interactive, representatives from Dell and the National Cybersecurity Alliance offered data security tips to help them actually protect their businesses.

At the South By Southwest Interactive festival this week, privacy advocates and technologists looked for ways to knock Islamic State militants offline without compromising free speech.