4 quick security upgrades I always do on a new PC

PCWorld outlines four essential security upgrades for new PCs: enabling biometric login through Windows Hello, verifying encryption settings, optimizing antivirus configurations, and setting up ...
TechRepublic

Personal data encryption in Windows 11

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. Image: Ascannio/Adobe Stock Windows 10 already ...
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Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

Halloween doesn’t spook me, but a tale from Reddit recently did. Imagine you’re living your best life, only to realize your PC isn’t quite doing the same. You decide to give Windows 11 a full wipe to ...
Computerworld

Reverse engineering cracks Windows encryption

Israeli researchers who have reverse-engineered a critical component of Windows’ encryption technology say attackers could exploit flaws to decipher secured information. Microsoft Corp. has downplayed ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft to Make BitLocker Encryption the Default in Next Windows 11 Build

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Ars Technica

Windows Encryption

WARNING: I'm not trying to hack someone or whatever, just recovering files.<BR>While I was on windows (XP SP2), i stupidly decided to encrypt some folders with the built in encryption. Now however my ...

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe ...
CCM

How to encrypt any file or folder: on Windows, Mac

How to encrypt your files and folders on Mac? If you have a Mac from late 2017 or later (with a T2 security chip or Apple silicon), then your system drive contents are encrypted by default. However, ...
Ars Technica

Crucial and Samsung SSD encryption easily bypassed, MBAM/BitLocker on Windows 10

I'm not sure if anyone saw the news, but apparently Crucial's and Samsung's self-encrypting drives have very weak keys or key verification and is easily bypassed to get access to the encrypted data.
Computerworld

Should I use Windows’ built-in encryption?

BON3KRUSH3R wants to password protect certain folders. Should he use the NTFS-based encryption that comes with Windows? Windows 2000, XP Office, Vista Office, and Vista Ultimate all come with the ...

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free ...

Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year. While the company said it cannot fulfill ...