Why you need BitLocker on your PC BitLocker ensures that only you (or someone with whom you’ve shared your BitLocker recovery key) can access the files on your PC.

How long does it take to steal your Bitlocker keys? Try 43 seconds, using less than $10 in hardware. Encrypting your hard drive is good security. If you’re running Windows, the most popular s… ...

A patch is coming, but for now you'll need to enter your BitLocker recovery key to successfully boot into Windows.

As BitLocker offers two different types of encryption. This guide will help you switch between hardware-based and software-based encryption for fixed data drives.

You can find the BitLocker Recovery Key for your BitLocker Encrypted Volume by saving it locally, using Microsoft Account or Azure Active Directory Account.

After reports of widespread flaws in hardware-based SSD encryption, Microsoft has pushed out an update that defaults BitLocker protection to software-based AES encryption.

BitLocker-to-Go on Windows 7 --> BitLocker-to-Go on Windows 7 As previously mentioned in my other article, BitLocker has now been ported to Windows 7, and begun supporting portable and flash drives.

Windows BitLocker offers an easy-to-use solution for encrypting your hard drive. However, it also has drawbacks, which might not make it a great option for everyone.

Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data ShrinkLocker is the latest ransomware to use Windows' full-disk encryption.

The problem is bad, but Microsoft made it worse. Bitlocker, which lets you encrypt your files on Windows 10, defaults to the disk's built-in encryption, rather than its own system.