Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments. According to Redmond, this known issue affects only client ...

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...

The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.

“Many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the Internet. We share their concerns. That’s why we are taking steps to ensure governments use legal process rather than ...

There’s a new, more secure way to encrypt files in Windows 11, but it’s only an option for building secure applications, not a replacement for BitLocker. Image: Ascannio/Adobe Stock Windows 10 already ...

Microsoft has announced the public preview roll-out of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support for one-to-one Microsoft Teams calls. While Teams already encrypts data in transit and at rest, it also ...

Halloween doesn’t spook me, but a tale from Reddit recently did. Imagine you’re living your best life, only to realize your PC isn’t quite doing the same. You decide to give Windows 11 a full wipe to ...

What Is ShrinkLocker? New Ransomware Targets Microsoft BitLocker Encryption Feature Your email has been sent A new strain of ransomware dubbed ShrinkLocker is being used by cyberattackers to target ...

Israeli researchers who have reverse-engineered a critical component of Windows’ encryption technology say attackers could exploit flaws to decipher secured information. Microsoft Corp. has downplayed ...

Microsoft’s full-disk encryption feature is not being widely used, even where it is part of the Windows operating system, according to a new survey released by security vendor Opswat. Microsoft added ...