Bitlocker technology is an encryption tool introduced in Windows Vista as a way to protect hard disk especially when the computer or laptop is lost. In Windows 7, bitlocker technology has been extended to removable media as USB flash disks. CF cards and other media devices are still being tested whe...

Vista includes two encryption technologies: Encrypting File System (EFS) and BitLocker Drive Encryption. In this series of articles, you will learn how to set up both technologies in Vista. To use BitLocker Drive Encryption (assuming you are not using hardware cryptography) you need to first configu...

Setting proper permissions is a good place to start when securing your Vista workstation, but you can go one-step further by encrypting files on your workstation. Encryption provides another layer of protection for information that must be kept private. Vista includes two encryption technologies, En...

  You may have a server (i.e. a server that sits in the DMZ) that you want to really lock down and protect the contents of the server's hard drives including items that we don't necessarily assume are at risk such as the paging files, applications, and data used by applications.   Windows...

A team of academic, industry and independent researchers has demonstrated a new class of computer attacks that compromise the contents of “secure” memory systems, particularly in laptops. The attacks overcome a broad set of security measures called “disk encryption,” which ar...

Bitlocker Drive Encryption protects against data theft by encrypting the entire Windows volume. It ensures that your data remains encrypted, even if the computer is tampered with. For example, someone moves your hard drive to another computer by a malicious user, he or she will not be able to view t...

When securing our computers, we focus a lot of our attention on configuring a firewall and setting permissions. However, many people overlook the possibility of computer theft and forget to take precautions against this type of attack. Yet, once a malicious user steals your computer, they can move t...