BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...
Last time I covered an introduction to BitLocker, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and what TPM does to assist in keeping your system secure. This time I'm writing about the most important aspect of ...
Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting Windows 10 customers who have installed the KB4535680 security update that addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure Boot. Secure Boot ...
Click on Start, search cmd, and click on Run as Administrator. This will open an elevated Command Prompt, here; run this command: manage-bde -protectors -get C: All the Bitlocker recovery keys stored ...
Enterprises with many Windows devices might struggle to know which have BitLocker enabled or where to find BitLocker recovery keys. These techniques can help. A recent Microsoft Support knowledgebase ...
Since BitLocker heavily relies on WinRE to handle pre-boot authentication, including the recovery password prompt, if WinRE is disabled, corrupted, or not properly ...
There is an abundance of free encryption tools, but if you’re running Windows, BitLocker is the only tool most people need, especially for home use. Although its encryption function is only available ...
With so much hacking, scamming, theft, and spying in the digital world, encryption is becoming more popular. You see it in messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp, in secure connections to websites ...
The seemingly never-ending torrent of high-profile data breaches has encouraged companies to evaluate their security fundamentals, and explore the implementation of full-disk encryption (FDE) across ...
The company that caused a massive worldwide computer outage said a flawed update had been rolled back, but that doesn’t necessarily help the thousands of businesses affected by the glitch.Video above: ...