Unless you encrypt your files, outsiders can easily gain access to them–even without knowing your Windows password–by booting into their own operating system from a special disc or from a bootable USB ...

The last major attempt to offer encryption on OS X was FileVault, which never really took off. Sure, it's still around if you want to encrypt your home directory, and users can create encrypted disk ...

Is TrueCrypt audited yet? Nope, but it will be soon. One of the world’s most-used file encryption tools is about to get a full exam that will hopefully give the software a clean bill of health, after ...

Independent encryption software TrueCrypt is apparently not as secure as many thought. Yesterday (May 28), the TrueCrypt homepage was suddenly replaced with a notification that read "WARNING: Using ...

Users of TrueCrypt, the open-source whole-disk encryption solution for Windows and Mac, should probably find something else ASAP. Ostensibly attributed to Microsoft’s decision to stop supporting ...

Open-source encryption program TrueCrypt appears to have been compromised, with a strange website update warning users that the product was no longer secure and distributing a new version of the ...

On Wednesday afternoon, the official website for the TrueCrypt encryption software -- which allows users to encrypt hard drives and sensitive files -- was updated to say that it is no longer safe to ...

Open source encryption TrueCrypt, which was endorsed by Snowden, quit with a warning that it is insecure and users should encrypt with BitLocker. If you attempt to visit truecrypt.org, you will be ...

It's time to say 'goodbye' to TrueCrypt, the popular open-source full disk encryption software, which was abruptly shut down earlier this week by the anonymous developers who built the program.

Not long after news spread that TrueCrypt was shutting down, enough theories were circulating about what happened to fill an episode of the TV show 24. To recap: The developers of the TrueCrypt ...

Encryption is a silent, unsung hero of our modern connected society. From protecting your sensitive details when you log on to Internet banking to protecting data on your laptop or mobile phone if it ...

A popular open-source encryption program often used to secure desktop bitcoin wallets is compromised, according to its developers. The program, TrueCrypt, was deemed "not secure" due to "unfixed ...