Cable companies led by Comcast are close to winning FCC approval to start encrypting basic- tier signals in a move to fight theft and reduce service calls. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has asked ...

Q: In what regions does Comcast have encryption and charge basic cable customers for HD channels? A: I don't know the entire nationwide situation. Comcast's national PR team didn't respond to a ...

Some cable subscribers rely on QAM tuners21 in television sets and consumer electronics devices that allow access to unencrypted digital cable service without additional equipment,22 but, based on the ...

The FCC will now allow cable operators to encrypt their basic services "to fight theft and reduce service calls," writes Todd Shields. Encryption was always permitted for satellite services or other ...

In a recent newsletter, we discussed whether it was necessary to encrypt conversations being transmitted over an IP network. In fact, we went so far as to suggest that it might be too easy to encrypt ...

In today’s digital economy, where organizations rely on cloud computing, mobile technologies and data-driven decision making, securing sensitive information has never been more critical. Encryption ...