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

With VeraCrypt, it is possible to protect files by creating a 'file container' that stores files that you want to keep secret, or by encrypting the entire storage that stores files.

VeraCrypt is a disk encryption tool that works on Windows, MacOS, and Linux, and can be used for encrypting backups stored on external drives.

Like TrueCrypt, you can create an encrypted file container, or encrypt a partition or your entire drive. You can hide a container (VeraCrypt calls them volumes) inside another file if you like.

Veracrypt encryption software for Windows is a good alternative to Truecrypt. Brought to you by IDRIX and based on TrueCrypt.

File encryption can improve the security of your files and folders and make them inaccessible to intruders without a decryption key. Here's a quick guide about encrypting any files, folders, and ...

Veracrypt does the same for both Macs and Windows. On Windows, Bitlocker allows you to take that encrypted storage to its logical conclusion, encrypting your entire disk.

Learn to secure multiple documents by encrypting compressed files on various OSes using a password.