In a nutshell, Device encryption is the process by which data is scrambled into an illegible code, making it indecipherable to unintended recipients of the data without a password or recovery key. The ...

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year.

With more defense organizations thinking about using iPhones, BlackBerrys, Droids and other commercial handheld devices for field activities, there’s growing interest in whether such devices can be ...

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...

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Encryption is the process of converting readable data, known as plaintext, into a jumbled string of data called ciphertext. Encryption algorithms use mathematical operations to scrabble data, making ...

Logan G. Harbaugh is a longtime technology journalist with experience reviewing a wide range of IT products. Every week, there are new reports of data breaches at organizations of every type.

New Fire tablets and old ones that were upgraded to Fire OS 5 can't be encrypted.