Windows 11 updates KB5083769 and KB5082052 trigger BitLocker recovery prompts on enterprise PCs with specific Group Policy and Secure Boot configurations.

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Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.

Microsoft handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, exposing Windows users’ privacy risks. Global governments repeatedly request encryption access, pressuring tech companies like Apple and ...

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Can you remotely unlock an encrypted hard disk? [Jyn] needed to unlock their home server after it rebooted even if they weren’t home. Normally, they used Tailscale to remote in, but you can’t use ...

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues. However, security is too big an issue to ignore, and Windows 11 ...

Those files are virtual hard disks that, when opened, mount as a local disk, bypassing some Windows security features. Inside the disk is a Windows Script File (WSF) purporting to be the expected PDF: ...

A particularly insidious phishing campaign is disguising malware pretending to be ordinary PDF documents behind links to virtual hard disks. Because workers are used to receiving purchase orders or ...

For years, we've been told that encryption is the gold standard for digital privacy. If data is encrypted, it is supposed to be locked away from hackers, companies and governments alike. That ...