Seriously, WTF? I rebooted. Logged in, and there's some notification asking me to backup the key because it is encrypting my file system. I didn't ask it to do that, and I wasn't even logged in as ...

Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can ...

Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media using its Encrypting File System.

One thing I'm not clear on...if we encrypt a laptop's hard drive, and the owner of the laptop then sends the file to another person, does the file stay encrypted?I'm looking for a solution thats ...

Have a private document on your desktop OS? Here's how to keep it secure on Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

Learn how to enable or disable Automatic Encryption of files moved to Encrypted folders using Registry or Group Policy on Windows 11/10.

There are a number of methods to go about encrypting file names, but the simplest way to encrypt files is through the Windows Encrypting File System.

A lot of encryption tools are available for Linux systems. In this post, we look at some easy-to-use commands and a script for making the process even easier.

The BadBlock ransomware is a poorly designed infection that not only encrypts your data, but also trashes your system by encrypting required Windows executables. Thankfully, Fabian Wosar of ...

Once run on a system with administrator privileges it starts traversing the whole file system and encrypting files in specific directories, including the user’s home directory, the MySQL server ...

There are many reasons to encrypt files — even on a system that is well maintained and comparatively secure. The files may highly sensitive, contain personal information that you don’t want to ...

If you are searching for a safe encrypted file transfer system to provide a secure and discreet way to conceal personal data you may be interested in EnCloak HIDE created by a development team ...