Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can ...

Encryption of your data, while it's in transit and comfy in the cloud, works great against brute-force attacks. It would take a supercomputer years to crack the 256-bit encryption.

Encrypting your iPhone data is stupid simple. Just enable a passcode, and Apple’s data protection software automatically kicks in. Just don’t forget your password!

Encrypting files, folders, and drives on your computer means that no one else can make sense of the data they contain without a particular decryption key —which in most cases is a password known ...

Adding a layer of protection to your data is easier than you think. Here's how to get started with the software and drives you use every day.

How do you protect a PC filled with confidential files and personal secrets? Every Windows edition includes the ability to encrypt the system drive, and business editions can use the full set of ...

Apple lets you extend device-based encryption to nearly all your iCloud data, providing additional layers of privacy and defense against intrusion.

Storage The best way to encrypt data at rest—rather than messages in motion—is en masse, by encrypting compartments of your storage, or simply encrypting your entire hard drive.

Here’s a basic introduction to encryption, when you should use it, and how to set it up. What Is Encryption? Encryption is a method of protecting data from people you don’t want to see it.

The FBI says people should begin encrypting their data, especially after the massive data hack on Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies users. Here's how to encrypt calls and texts with end-to-end ...

Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt ...