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

When you go on to backup your Windows 10 computer, if your backup fails with error 0x8031004A, BitLocker Drive Encryption cannot be used because critical BitLocker ...

Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via File Explorer Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via Control Panel Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via Command Prompt. Now go to where you backed up the BitLocker ...

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 ...

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when presented with a valid legal order, a disclosure that has reignited concerns ...

If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys updated If you think using Microsoft's BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, ...

Even without knowing your Windows password, intruders can easily gain access to files and passwords stored by Windows and other programs on your computer. They can do this by booting into their own ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bad computer security can sometimes have a cascading effect, as researchers from the Netherlands discovered. They first spotted vulnerabilities in the embedded encryption of several SSD models from ...

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 ...

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 ...