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You probably have documents on your desktop operating system that contain sensitive information. So what do you do to protect that data? You could hide the document in an obscure folder -- but that's ...

Having a good encryption tool is critical if you’re the type of person who strives to protect the files on your Windows 11/10 computer. In a case like this, we suggest taking great advantage of a tool ...

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

If you keep a lot of valuable information on your Mac, encrypting it will help you keep the data safe. Apple’s built-in FileVault disk encryption on macOS is an effective way to do this. But what ...

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 ...

Over the years, there have been a wide catalog of file manager apps on Android for users to choose from — some free, while others paid. Of these options, one of the most preferred apps for many for ...

A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker. ShrinkLocker, named so because it creates the boot volume by shrinking ...

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 ...