Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.

Nowadays, the computer has a very important place in everybody’s life, as a personal gadget used for a lot of different things. Everything is digital, and it is stored on a computer’s hard disk or on ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

In light of recent events regarding the NSA tapping into personal data mines without warrant, interest in securing the cloud has significantly risen these past few months. Most cloud providers offer ...

I was outraged to find a coworker poking around in a folder on my PC. Besides storing the files on a removable disk that I can lock in a drawer or booby-trapping my PC, is there any way to protect my ...

OS X: Google Drive is finally here, promising awesome Dropbox-like online storage and file syncing—but also the same security and privacy caveats that come with storing information on cloud servers.

In addition to Windows Vista Ultimate's fancy-pants dual-partition security technology, BitLocker (which I didn't have the hardware to try out, dammit), you can also encrypt individual files right ...

After reading my article on encrypting sensitive data, Ian Cooper asked if it was safe “to use one of these encryption tools in conjunction with an online backup service?” [Have a tech question? Ask ...

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Snoopers and thieves can easily access files and passwords on your computer, even without your Windows password. All they have to do is insert a special disc (such as ...