If you're running Windows 11 Pro, you could be costing your SSD almost 50 percent of its performance and speed. According to extensive tests run by the fine folks at Tom's Hardware, Windows 11's ...

Just because you have antivirus software installed on your PC doesn't mean a zero-day Trojan can't steal your personal data. The top encryption software keeps you safe from malware (and the NSA).

To paraphrase Fox Mulder, trust no self-encrypting SSD. As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer assume ...

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I recently decided it was time to retire TrueCrypt which I still used under Windows 10 with Full Drive Encryption (Works okay mostly, legacy boot only, needs to be disabled for each major update).

In Microsoft’s words, Windows 11 “enables security by design”—and I love to see that deliberate focus on protection from ever-increasing threats. The less we all have to worry about our sensitive ...

Microsoft is making significant enhancements to a core Windows 11 security feature, bringing performance improvements of up to 70%. BitLocker is a fairly important security feature in Windows that you ...

As per my thread in the Audio/Visual Club last December, I have been having ongoing issues with an HP Omen 45L gaming desktop that I bought in October last year. The display would randomly go blank, ...

In brief: Windows 11 Pro ships with a security feature that could severely hamper your solid-state drive's performance. Fortunately, it is easy enough to turn off but some might not even know it is ...

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch from ...

To disable hardware-based encryption on operating system drives for BitLocker in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy Editor, follow these steps: To disable BitLocker on your operating system, you have ...

Physical access attacks are no longer edge cases, they are a risk that organizations must actively plan for.