Snoopers and thieves can easily access files and passwords on your computer, even without your Windows password. All they have to do is insert a special disc (such as ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

Windows encryption protects sensitive files and folders by locking them when not in use or when you're away from your computer. Depending on the version of Windows you use, different types of ...

The key used for these kinds of symmetric encryption is called as File Encryption Key (or FEK). This FEK is in return encrypted with a public or a private key algorithm like RSA and stored with the ...

Having a good encryption tool is critical if you’re the type of person who strives to protect the files on your Windows 11/10 computer. In a case like this, we suggest taking great advantage of a tool ...

In addition to Windows Vista Ultimate's fancy-pants dual-partition security technology, BitLocker (which I didn't have the hardware to try out, dammit), you can also encrypt individual files right ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you sync files on your PC to cloud storage, you're probably aware of the privacy risks involved. Services like Google Drive and OneDrive have access to everything you upload unless you encrypt it ...

The creator of Cryptocat, Nadim Kobeissi, is back with another easy-to-use encryption tool. This time it’s a Chrome app that aims to make it easy to create and share single encrypted files with others ...

No matter what computing platform(s) you might choose, you will need dependable cloud storage for all sorts of purposes. You might want to back up files to the cloud, share files with others, or just ...