Although the idea of TPM is familiar, the practical reasons for having one aren't. With Windows 10 slowly descending six feet under, and a TPM requirement on Windows 11 that hasn't changed, it's time ...

Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

A deep dive into Microsoft's BitLocker full-disk encryption technology was posted by Glenn Greenwald's The Intercept on Thursday. According to Lee's piece, the main concerns of the security ...

That it's closed-source Microsoft code that no one but Microsoft and those it invites, be they technology partners or government agencies, may inspect -- a common security community concern about ...

In a YouTube video, security researcher Stacksmashing demonstrated that hackers can extract the BitLocker encryption key from Windows PCs in just 43 seconds using a $4 Raspberry ...

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; ...

Microsoft responds with advice for Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise users to turn it off and on again. Researchers reverse engineer a bunch of self-encrypting solid state drives to reveal multiple ...

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Microsoft began pushing BitLocker with the Windows 11 23H2 update, which made BitLocker the default for new installations on supported systems. With 24H2, that setting expands to reinstallations ...

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Management (MBAM) 2.0 improves on its predecessor to make it simpler to encrypt and protect data.

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.