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Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. What is encryption?
Microsoft is making a big security change to Windows 11. BitLocker device encryption will soon be automatically enabled in the 24H2 version of Windows 11.
Microsoft has added new BitLocker encryption guides on its official website. These are meant to explain to users what BitLocker does and how to recover and/or back up the necessary BitLocker keys.
Updated Yet more ransomware is using Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt corporate files, steal the decryption key, and then extort a payment from victim organizations, according to Kaspersky. The ...
Updated Yet more ransomware is using Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt corporate files, steal the decryption key, and then extort a payment from victim organizations, according to Kaspersky. The ...
If Microsoft had been planning to implement BitLocker more widely, that could explain the strict requirement for Windows 11 machines to have a TPM.
A new report suggests Microsoft may be enabling BitLocker encryption by default on Windows 11 24H2 PCs. What's interesting is that the report suggests that this may happen on Home editions too.
Microsoft says Bitlocker works best when used in combination with a TPM chip. Which is ironic, because Stacksmashing's hack is only possible thanks to the TPM chip.
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 ...
Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments.
On the other hand, Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) offers an administrative interface that users can utilize to manage BitLocker Drive Encryption.