WhatsApp is the primary means of communication for well over two billion people worldwide. This is because it is free of cost and rife with features, including real-time multimedia-rich messaging, ...

Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.

As the number of malware and ransomware attacks rise, it is as important to make sure that your organization and personal data is not only being protected, but also being prepared in the event data is ...

One downside of iCloud Backup for those who are interested in privacy is that, unlike with the Mac’s FileVault data encryption, Apple provides no option to store the encryption key yourself. Instead, ...

Back in the day, IIRC, Crashplan offered free "peer" backup; you exchange USB hard drives with a buddy, Crashplan backed up to the remote USB drive over the Internet, with encryption. This meant very ...

Richard O’Hara backs up regularly to an external hard drive, but that leaves him worried. “How can I make the data on the external drive secure in case it’s lost or stolen?” Back up and encrypt. Those ...

BitLocker recovery key is a full-disk encryption feature in Microsoft Windows Pro and Enterprise operating systems. It is a unique 48-digit numerical password that ...