Both Windows Vista and Mac OS X can encrypt files and protect them from the prying eyes of thieves and snoops. Vista's new BitLocker feature and Mac OS X's FileVault are especially useful to those of ...

One of the adages of computing is that no hardware is safe when a hacker has physical access to the machine. In an age of booming laptop sales, people haven't found that reassuring and have frequently ...

If you rely on encryption technology like Microsoft's BitLocker or Apple's FileVault, you might want to think again: a team of security researchers has released a toolkit allowing popular cryptography ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Computer scientists have discovered a novel way to bypass the encryption used in programs like Microsoft's BitLocker and Apple's FileVault and then view the contents of supposedly secure files. In a ...

Since the news of Passware being able to decrypt FileVault over FireWire connections, Mac users might be concerned about the integrity of the security on their computers. Topher, an avid Mac user for ...

The same group of researchers that published a paper last February detailing how their team hacked into and recovered data from a group of supposedly secure laptops have now released the source code ...

The encryption keys for Apple’s FileVault 2 full-disk encryption used with OS X Lion can be recovered “in minutes” from memory, password-cracking outfit Passware has announced. The latest version of ...

Passware, a vendor of forensics tools for recovering data for law enforcement, has issued a warning that its forensics tools can bypass the security of FileVault disk encryption in Mac OS X if the ...

Jason covers desktop applications and help desk utilities, including reviews geared toward the IT end-user support function. Jason is the PC infrastructure manager for Harcros Chemicals, a worldwide ...

Microsoft is criticized for giving authorities access to SSD encryption. Apple has fixed the problem in FileVault – starting with macOS 26 Tahoe. Following reports that Microsoft, under court order, ...