Anyone who has needed to encrypt data over the past decade or so has likely at least heard of TrueCrypt, a popular free encryption tool for securing one's digital possessions. In a surprise move, the ...

I've not used TrueCrypt before, but I just rolled out a product called GuardianEdge and have messed around with BitLocker a little. Neither had much of a performance impact, aside from a little longer ...

It's been a long time and glad to see the Ars Hive Mind™ is still alive and well. I have two questions. First is in regards to TPM: I used group policy to bypass the TPM requirement and up until now ...

Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments. According to Redmond, this known issue affects only client ...

Open source encryption TrueCrypt, which was endorsed by Snowden, quit with a warning that it is insecure and users should encrypt with BitLocker. If you attempt to visit truecrypt.org, you will be ...

Microsoft has not been able to resolve a new issue related to BitLocker encryption reporting on Intune on Windows 11 and Windows 10 enterprise PCs. Thankfully, the company has issued a workaround.

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 ...