BitLocker may have vulnerabilities, but I’m still recommending it (and its Device Encryption derivative) to users.

Microsoft has announced big changes that are coming to BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 in 2026. The company has unveiled a new 'hardware accelerated BitLocker' that will be available on new devices ...

It doesn’t matter what your primary way of interacting with the digital world looks like, one thing that’s consistently on everyone’s mind is security. Your private information should be private. You ...

In a nutshell, Device encryption is the process by which data is scrambled into an illegible code, making it indecipherable to unintended recipients of the data without a password or recovery key. The ...

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Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files. Discovered in May 2024 by ...

EaseUS software introduces its leading disk and partition manager software, EaseUS Partition Master, with its comprehensive ...

When Microsoft announced that Windows Vista was going to be available in multiple editions, curiosity turned toward the higher-end versions of Vista targeted at corporate environments (Vista ...

To disable hardware-based encryption on operating system drives for BitLocker in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy Editor, follow these steps: Right-click on Microsoft > New > Key and call it FVE.

Losing your USB flash drive before a big presentation is a terrible way to start a Monday. Losing a drive that also contains valuable personal data or confidential company information will ruin your ...

Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 through Aug. 2 and get a lifetime license with BitLocker, Hyper-V, and built-in Copilot.