There’s a new, more secure way to encrypt files in Windows 11, but it’s only an option for building secure applications, not a replacement for BitLocker. Windows 10 already has two flavours of ...

In Microsoft’s words, Windows 11 “enables security by design”—and I love to see that deliberate focus on protection from ever-increasing threats. The less we all have to worry about our sensitive ...

One BIOS update stands between you and a drive you can no longer access ...

The app works by creating encrypted “vaults.” Anything you place inside a vault gets scrambled into unreadable data unless ...

Legit question. Back in the day using something like TrueCrypt or VeraCrypt imparted such a performance hit that it was almost not worth it. Thats why many of us were happy when bitlocker was ...

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro is available for $9.97 and includes BitLocker encryption, Hyper-V virtualization, Windows Sandbox, ...

Last week, a video by security researcher StackSmashing demonstrated an exploit that could break Microsoft’s BitLocker drive encryption in “less than 50 seconds” using a custom PCB and a Raspberry Pi ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Microsoft is aware of this issue where BitLocker might incorrectly receive a 65000 error in MDMs, and they are expected to release a fix shortly. Affected ...

When I talk to large enterprises, they tend to be either deploying or planning to deploy PC encryption tools, especially for laptops. This is no longer a "nice to have;" it has become a "gotta have." ...

Forget about email hackers. What if someone nabs your external drive and all the data on it? Thwart thieves with a drive with ...