According to Jiri Sejtko, the trick allows the creators of malicious PDF files to slide them past almost all AV scanners. Anyone, he says, can create valid PDF files where the data uses – for example ...

Researchers have developed a new technique that allows attackers to extract contents of a password-protected or encrypted PDF file under special conditions. In a paper — titled “Practical Decryption ...

Encrypted PDFs play a vital role in protecting sensitive information, especially during online distribution. By ensuring that ...

The big picture: PDF encryption, as you can imagine, is commonly used in the world of business to protect trade secrets, confidential images and even health records. Some even send e-mail messages as ...

Small businesses working with sensitive PDF documents may choose to encrypt those documents. An encrypted PDF is password protected, which means you cannot open the document unless you type in the ...

PDF files, even with extra encryption, could be easily hacked, a team academics has found. The new attack, called PDFex, comes in two variations and in testing, it was successfully able to steal data ...

With a few steps you can set up an easy way to encrypt PDF files generated from the standard print dialog window. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

The World Wide Web can be a dangerous place, and if you use a computer in your small business, you need to protect your sensitive data. One way to protect your data is by encrypting PDF files. If you ...