Here's how to use DiskCryptor, BitLocker, or TrueCrypt to encrypt sensitive documents or even entire hard drives in Windows.

Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can protect them using encryption.

Then browse the hierarchical menu structure, moving from Open Computer Configuration to Administrative Templates to Windows Components to BitLocker Drive Encryption to Operating System Drives.

How To Encrypt an External Drive on Windows If you have Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, then you can use Microsoft's own BitLocker software to encrypt your drive. If you don't, you'll ...

To paraphrase the old saying, everyone worries about security, but nobody does anything about it. If you're worried about the safety of your e-mail, instant messages, documents, and even voice ...

How to Encrypt a Dual Drive Laptop. For road warriors who work with large databases and other power- and space-hungry business applications, one hard drive in a laptop is often just not enough.

How to manage encryption keys Encryption is an effective way to secure data, but the encryption keys used must be carefully managed to ensure data remains protected and accessible when needed.

One of the best ways to secure a laptop or desktop computer is to encrypt your hard drive or, failing that, a partition. We go over how you can encrypt a Drive on Linux using VeraCrypt, a free ...

EFS encryption keys are stored on your computer and are also encrypted. Someone with the know-how could eventually unlock those keys and gain access to the encrypted files.