Encrypting folders prevents unauthorized access to its containing files and secures them behind a password. VeraCrypt is a free, open-source tool that can create encrypted folders on Linux in a ...

Seriously, WTF? I rebooted. Logged in, and there's some notification asking me to backup the key because it is encrypting my file system. I didn't ask it to do that, and I wasn't even logged in as ...

Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media using its Encrypting File System.

One thing I'm not clear on...if we encrypt a laptop's hard drive, and the owner of the laptop then sends the file to another person, does the file stay encrypted?I'm looking for a solution thats ...

Have a private document on your desktop OS? Here's how to keep it secure on Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

There are a number of methods to go about encrypting file names, but the simplest way to encrypt files is through the Windows Encrypting File System.

Most Windows 2000 and XP Professional users are aware of the ability to encrypt data at the file level, using the Encrypting File System (EFS).

Encryption in Windows is more complicated than it should be. Here is how to encrypt files and folders on Windows, including Home edition.

Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.