Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As if things weren’t bad enough for Microsoft Windows users ...

Do you know that Microsoft offers two types of encryption on Windows? It offers both Device Encryption and BitLocker to safeguard access to your data. In this guide, we explain to you what they are ...

Update 19-Aug-2024: Microsoft has now resolved this bug. See details below. Five years ago, after a particularly embarrassing run of flawed Windows updates, Microsoft vowed to do better. Part of its ...

After the introduction of Windows 11 24H2, both Windows Pro and Home versions will have encryption enabled automatically. However, if you do not want to use a BitLocker PIN to start their system, we ...

BitLocker is Microsoft’s easy-to-use, proprietary encryption program for Windows that can encrypt your entire drive as well as help protect against unauthorized changes to your system such as firmware ...

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11. Data ...

BitLocker is a crucial Windows feature that helps secure the data on your PC. The full version of BitLocker is only available on Windows 11 Pro, but you can still use it to a lesser degree on Windows ...