After reports of widespread flaws in hardware-based SSD encryption, Microsoft has pushed out an update that defaults BitLocker protection to software-based AES encryption.

PCs since Windows Vista can use BitLocker encryption. In the Windows 10 era, BitLocker has gotten more convenient through hardware extras that companies include inside their PCs to keep the ...

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 ...

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

Earlier this month, we covered an issue about a "65000" BitLocker encryption error message which was affecting both Windows 11 as well as Windows 10 PCs. And while ...

The problem is bad, but Microsoft made it worse. Bitlocker, which lets you encrypt your files on Windows 10, defaults to the disk's built-in encryption, rather than its own system.

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch ...

Do you use a USB flash drive, MicroSD card, or portable hard drive to keep backups of important files? Protect yourself by encrypting removable storage devices so your files can't be accessed if ...