When Microsoft introduced Windows Vista, one of its most anxiously anticipated features was its encryption capability called BitLocker. Many mistakenly refer to BitLocker as whole-disk encryption, but ...

I always take my laptop with me when I travel, which means I'll inevitably have to leave it unattended in the hotel room or airport security line. To ensure my personal data is protected if my PC is ...

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

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

Another Windows update, another glitch. Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting ...

Protect your personal files from theft with data encryption. Secure system drives, external USBs, and cloud storage using ...

Allowing end users to use BitLocker encryption at will is a risky proposition. I strongly recommend storing BitLocker recovery passwords in Active Directory to avoid data loss as a result of lost ...

I'm a Windows 98/2000/XP veteran making the jump to Ubuntu and Windows 7. One of the feature in Windows 7 that I thought I'd like to try out was BitLocker. I have no TPM hardware nor the desire to ...

Have you ever had the experience of suddenly seeing a screen that says "Enter the BitLocker recovery key" while using your ...