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 ...

Arten Science has updated R10Cipher (http://www.artenscience.co.uk), a cross platform encryption/decryption tool, to version 4.0. It can run in a “Decrypt Only ...

Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a ...

The EFS or Encrypting File System is a component of the legendary NTFS (New Technology File System). It is available on all the recent versions of the Windows operating system iterations from ...

Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.

Last year, in between writing Take Control books and Macworld articles, I managed to squeeze in another little project – writing the 900-page “Mac Security Bible,” published in January 2010 by Wiley.

If you prefer keeping your files and folder encrypted, you might have run into the EFS or Encryption File System algorithm. This inbuilt feature of Windows 11 and Windows 10 helps users secure their ...

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It’s all too easy to neglect data security, especially for a small business. While bigger organizations have IT departments, service contracts, and enterprise hardware, smaller companies frequently ...