Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

I did not download a file locker. I repurposed a tool I already had.

You can–and should–protect your Windows computer with a strong and secure login password or other means of authentication. Perhaps there are specific folders and ...

Small size. Uses a strong AES256-CBC encryption algorithm. Encrypted files are compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS Includes a password generator. To make the best use of this software, first ...

We love talking about security tools because of their increased importance due to the rise of more hackers around the globe. While we understand that Windows 10 is more secure than ever, it still ...

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, ...

Any of these encryption apps can safeguard a file’s contents, but differ in terms of supported platforms, remote capabilities, and features. Large or small, every company has secrets it needs to keep ...

If you use your laptop as a glorified game console or TV, you typically don't spend a lot of time thinking about security. It's only when that device becomes a workstation that you realize the usual ...

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed ...

A new Onyx ransomware operation is destroying files larger than 2MB instead of encrypting them, preventing those files from being decrypted even if a ransom is paid. Last week, security researcher ...

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 ...

Encryption secures information by translating it into computer code that’s unreadable to those who don’t have the means to access the information. These means of access can include passwords, ...