There’s a new, more secure way to encrypt files in Windows 11, but it’s only an option for building secure applications, not a replacement for BitLocker. Image: Ascannio/Adobe Stock Windows 10 ...

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 ...

But that level ... OS, the files are unreadable. What’s more, if you need to reinstall Windows, or restore the files from a backup, you’ll need a special digital key that’s created when you ...

Users can easily collaborate on encrypted documents from Windows, Mac ... now choose to adopt the best practice of "always-on" file-level encryption to protect data accessed from mobile devices ...

Microsoft officials are finally sharing publicly details about "Protogon," the new file system that the company is developing as part of Windows ... file level encryption (EFS), user data ...