BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...

Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...

As the first major tech company to comply with government demands for encrypted data, Microsoft sets a dangerous precedent. Earlier this year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant requesting ...

Microsoft confirms FBI can access BitLocker keys via valid legal orders Cloud accounts store unencrypted keys, enabling law enforcement access; local accounts avoid this risk Senator Wyden criticizes ...

Microsoft confirms FBI can access BitLocker keys via valid legal orders Cloud accounts store unencrypted keys, enabling law enforcement access; local accounts avoid this risk Senator Wyden criticizes ...

BitLocker is encryption software that is enabled by default on many Windows PCs, and its primary function is to encrypt data on your PC in case it is lost or stolen. BitLocker encryption can be ...

Ransomware used to be a popular trend in cyberattacks, but while cyberattacks are still pervasive, attackers have simplified their methods. New research from cyber risk company Resilience found that ...