If you're in the habit of transferring files using USB drives, you may want to protect the information you store on them.

Losing your USB flash drive before a big presentation is a terrible way to start a Monday. ... (or search for the BitLocker Drive Encryption utility from the Windows 8 UI as described earlier), ...

In essence, it makes a key out of that USB drive, because without it, your computer can't start. Unlike file-by-file encryption or TrueCrypt, BitLocker can encrypt the whole C: drive, which ...

The BitLocker encryption built into higher-end versions of Windows Vista goes a long way toward locking out intruders at the boot-drive level, but it's neither 100% hassle-free nor 100% secure.

BitLocker, USB drives not at fault — it’s BIOS ... BitLocker is a drive encryption application that is provided with the Ultimate version of Microsoft Windows 7. As it happens, ...

I just encrypted my OS drive with Bitlocker, and am in the process of doing the same to my data drive. I do not have a TPM module, and have opted to use a password to unlock the OS drive. During ...

I use bitlocker with my dell xps windows ten laptop. I also use an old chromebook. So I have a one tb external hard drive that i downloaded lot of videos/files on with the chromebook.

Tip: Windows 8 Encryption is called “BitLocker.” ... The computer will restart, and the drive will start encrypting. The USB drive should be in the USB jack at this step.

Both Windows Vista and Mac OS X can encrypt files and protect them from the prying eyes of thieves and snoops. Vista's new BitLocker feature and Mac OS X's FileVault are especially useful to those ...