I encrypt my files before uploading them to the cloud. The reason is that cloud services promise security, but they're not impenetrable. After seeing several high-profile breaches, I developed my ...

To password protect a folder in Windows 10, you'll need to open the folder's "Properties" menu.

You can turn any Mac folder into a disk image to lock its contents behind a password. Here's how to password protect your ...

Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a USB flash drive falls to the ground unnoticed. Losing a notebook or phone ...

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, ...

Curious about the security of your documents in the cloud? You’re not alone. We recently received an email from Dana in Marietta, Ga., who is asking this, "I just read your article on saving documents ...

Encrypting your PC is one thing, but how do you keep it backed up? And how do you maintain easy access to the files if you work on several computers at different times? One author I know has two ...

An end-to-end strategy must factor in all the ways the data can be input and output, as well as how it’s stored Here’s a sobering prediction: One-third of all adults in the United States will have ...

I'm looking to encrypt a file with OpenSSL functions (blowfish, des, rc4-- haven't picked one yet). Anyhow, after decrypting a file, I need to know if the file was correctly decrypted. The only way it ...

Researchers have conducted a technical experiment, testing ten ransomware variants to determine how fast they encrypt files and evaluate how feasible it would be to timely respond to their attacks.