There's nothing worse than realizing your external hard drive has been lost or stolen, when it contains sensitive personal or ...

Surface, BitLocker, and the future of encryption It's always going to add complexity but that doesn't mean it can't be usable Written by Mary Branscombe, Contributor Dec. 24, 2013 at 12:53 a.m. PT ...

But Microsoft’s “BitLocker” hard drive encryption has always been one of the functions defining the Pro version of the operating system. Officially, this also applies to Windows 11; ...

To paraphrase Fox Mulder, trust no self-encrypting SSD. As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer ...

BitLocker is an on-by-default setting in Windows 11 Pro that is meant to encrypt and protect your data. While that sounds all good and dandy, the setting now appears to rob as much as 45 percent ...

While I don’t run full-drive encryption on my Windows desktop at home—courtesy of BitLocker—that’s only because I’m t. Skip to Main Content. View our Bluesky Page (Opens in a new tab) ...

Pros of BitLocker The obvious benefit of enabling encryption is to keep your sensitive information secure and since it’s not a third-party program, it integrates with Windows for easier use.

Another Windows update, another glitch. Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting ...