Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those options. ...

Vole makes a mess Windows users are reporting BitLocker problems after installing last week's security update for Secure Boot. Patch KB5012170 was designed to plug Secure Boot holes and Microsoft ...

To paraphrase Fox Mulder, trust no self-encrypting SSD. As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer ...

Don't worry though, these 6 steps are relatively easy, worthwhile changes to implement right now on your Windows 11 PC to make sure your PC is as secure as possible. Enable 256-bit BitLocker in ...

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 ...

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch ...

The TPM is a secure crypto-processor designed to carry out cryptographic operations and installed in many Windows PCs. Microsoft says Bitlocker works best when used in combination with a TPM chip.

One of the most notable security improvements in Windows 7 is in BitLocker, the technology for hard-disk encryption and boot-environment integrity protection that debuted in Windows Vista.

The software is still available to download, alongside another warning about it not being secure, with users being told they should only download it in order to migrate their data to something else.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Among the security enhancements in Vista is BitLocker ...

Without security, our laptops can go missing (or stolen, ... Setting up the BitLocker encryption. If you got through all that hassle, you should be on track for the next bit.