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 ...

Among the topics discussed at the 23rd Chaos Communication Congress was FileVault, the encryption technology in OS X which might be described as "security for the rest of us." Apple touts ...

Apple’s FileVault encryption program was initially introduced with OS X 10.3 (Panther), and it allowed for the encryption of a user’s home folder only. Beginning with OS X 10.7 (Lion), Apple ...