If you want to encrypt your files in a click, here is how you can do that. EncryptOnClick is a freeware that you can use to password protect your files. No matter whether you want to encrypt image, ...

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Unless you encrypt your files, outsiders can easily gain access to them–even without knowing your Windows password–by booting into their own operating system from a special disc or from a bootable USB ...

Using a plug-in for the popular Windows text editor, Notepad++, you can easily encrypt selected text and entire text files. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is ...

How do I encrypt files in Windows 10? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Encrypting File System (EFS) is an encryption service found ...

If you prefer keeping your files and folder encrypted, you might have run into the EFS or Encryption File System algorithm. This inbuilt feature of Windows 11 and Windows 10 helps users secure their ...

GnuPG, or GPG, is a free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. It allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communications. It features a versatile key management system and access modules for ...

As some starlets found out the hard way over the weekend, just because you upload private files to the cloud it doesn’t mean they’re safe. Computer systems can (and will) be broken into, and that cool ...

You’ve probably heard the word “encryption” a million times before, but if you still aren’t exactly sure what it is, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a basic introduction to encryption, when you should ...

Got backups? In response to the security community's comments on the futile attempt to directly attack the 1024 bit RSA keys using distributed computing, Kaspersky Labs are now reasonably recommending ...