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Fingerprint scanners make it easier than ever to secure your smartphone, reducing the need to type in a PIN code or password. Whether you’re locking or unlocking your device or signing into apps, it’s ...

Simple to use and deploy encryption tool that relies on hiding files from prying eyes as much as encryption to protect sensitive documents. Sadly, it transgresses many security standards by making the ...

Lock away your private files with a password known by you, and you alone. Folder Lock 7 ($40, five-day free trial) is a one-stop-shop for file encryption and data security. It’s impressive and ...

If you want to protect a folder with a password, you won't find such a feature on Windows 10, but you can this alternative. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Never worry again whether your important files are protected. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You almost certainly already know ...

A few weeks ago, I answered a reader question about “inherited permissions,” or how to deal with a shared folder that multiple people use via file serving on a regular Mac, not one running macOS ...

Reader Ash wants to know if there’s a way to password-protect individual folders in Windows 7: “I have a PC and I am the main user of it 95% of the time. As such, I don’t have it request a password ...

Conversations hidden with the new ‘Chat Lock’ feature will live in a protected folder. Conversations hidden with the new ‘Chat Lock’ feature will live in a protected folder. Jay Peters is a news ...