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Here's how I encrypt my Windows PC without BitLocker

BitLocker is the most common way to encrypt your Windows PC to protect it against data theft in the event that someone steals ...
CCM

How to encrypt any file or folder: on Windows, Mac

How to encrypt your files and folders on Mac? If you have a Mac from late 2017 or later (with a T2 security chip or Apple silicon), then your system drive contents are encrypted by default. However, ...
PC World

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

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 ...
Inc

Quantum Computers Could Help Hackers Defeat Encryption. Here’s How to Protect Your Data

Encryption is the secret sauce that keeps private information private as it travels across the internet. Apps like Apple’s iMessage use it to protect the contents of your communication, as do other ...
The Republic

One Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption

LONDON (AP) — After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their ...