For example, BlackLotus places an older Windows boot loader, disables the memory integrity feature, disables BitLocker, and rolls back a recent security patch to a more vulnerable version.

Creating new boot volumes. Ransomware using BitLocker to encrypt computers is not new. ... UseAdvancedStartup = 1: requires the use of the BitLocker PIN for pre-boot authentication; ...

Yet somehow Bitlocker got enabled on Windows 10 boot and shared data partitions. Both encrypted partitions can be accessed without issue from Win 10 (there's not even a password/PIN prompt), but ...

To Specify Minimum Length for BitLocker Startup PIN Select the radio button for Enabled , enter a number between 4 to 20 in Minimum characters field for what you want, click OK .

Windows users who have installed a new KB5012170 security update for Secure Boot have encountered various issues, ranging from boots failing with BitLocker Recovery prompts to performance issues.

Users can keep thieves from stealing encrypted data by changing some settings in Windows, a Microsoft Corp. product manager said as he downplayed the threat posed by new research that shows how ...