Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can protect them using encryption.

If you keep any files on your computer that are work related, you may need to encrypt those as well— especially any that contain individual customer information.

File encryption can improve the security of your files and folders and make them inaccessible to intruders without a decryption key. Here's a quick guide about encrypting any files, folders, and ...

List of freeware to encrypt Notepad text files in Windows. Encrypt Notepad file and secure and protect it using Safe Pad, Secret Pad & Encrypted Notepad.

EncryptOnClick is a portable and a simple-to-use encryption software for Windows, that lets you encrypt and password protect files and data in a click.

Learn how to hide or encrypt specific files in Windows in order to better protect them.

Sometimes, you need to keep files on your computer that you just don't want other people to see. Whether it's a gift list or that porn stash, hiding files is easy. Here's how to do it.

As Paradise uses RSA encryption to encrypt a file, the encryption process is very slow, which hopefully allows a victim time to detect the encryption taking place and stop it. When the ransomware ...

Right-click the file in File Explorer, select Advanced and then clear the Encrypt Contents to Secure Data check box. If this does not work, contact the software provider.