BitLocker looks cooked, but don’t panic (yet)

Windows' built-in BitLocker encryption system has a glaring YellowKey-shaped flaw that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet, but unless ...
PC World

3 encryption tools for Linux that will keep your data safe

Encryption is an interesting thing. The first time I saw encryption in action was on a friend’s Gentoo Linux laptop that could only boot if the USB key with the boot partition and decryption key was ...
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VeraCrypt Audit Under Way; Email Mystery Cleared Up

Missing emails between the parties involved in an audit of VeraCrypt, which began today, are now being blamed on errors in mail.app and GPGMail. Update To say the VeraCrypt audit, which begins today, ...
AOL

Here’s How to Encrypt Your Whole External Backup Drive to Keep Your Files Safe

. External drives are perfect for this. You can plug them into your computer, copy over your precious files, and then stick the drives somewhere safe and, ideally, not near your computer in order to ...
Computerworld

Critical flaws found in open-source encryption software VeraCrypt

A new security audit has found critical vulnerabilities in VeraCrypt, an open-source, full-disk encryption program that’s the direct successor of the widely popular, but now defunct, TrueCrypt. Users ...