It's been a long time and glad to see the Ars Hive Mind™ is still alive and well. I have two questions. First is in regards to TPM: I used group policy to bypass the TPM requirement and up until now ...

Overview: Windows PCs can be securely encrypted without BitLocker using powerful third-party tools and built-in EFS ...

I’m curious about how Bitlocker works operationally as I’ve never actually used it for whole disk encryption. I have used TrueCrypt to perform whole disk encryption so that’s been my experience up to ...

Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a USB flash drive falls to the ground unnoticed. Losing a notebook or phone ...

People aiming to prevent unsanctioned access to their personal data frequently regard hard drive encryption software as essential. This type of software renders the data on the drive unreadable ...

Microsoft issued security advisory ADV180028 on Tuesday for computer users that have self-encrypting solid-state drives (SSDs) that are ostensibly protected by Microsoft's BitLocker encryption scheme.

A new security audit has found critical vulnerabilities in VeraCrypt, an open-source, full-disk encryption program that’s the direct successor to the widely popular, but now defunct, TrueCrypt. Users ...