You don't have to spend a cent to secure your documents and other important data. Use trusted free apps to lock everything down and send it safely to anyone. If you want to keep your files private, ...

Nobody who values the files on their computer should be without at least two regularly updated methods for backing them up. External drives are perfect for this. You can plug them into your computer, ...

NordLocker, the encrypted cloud storage service behind the creators of Nord Security, has announced the most significant architectural upgrade in its history. Codenamed “Project Renaissance,” the ...

Cloud storage is a reliable way to backup important files. Yes, you can always use an external hard drive or SSD, but as long as you're regularly backing up your data, the cloud is an excellent ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Most people think about encrypting files only when they upload something to the cloud. But there are plenty of files sitting on your own computer that deserve the same protection. That’s why I think ...

If you keep a lot of valuable information on your Mac, encrypting it will help you keep the data safe. Apple’s built-in FileVault disk encryption on macOS is an effective way to do this. But what ...

Quantum computers can't crack regular VPN encryption just yet, but what happens when that changes?