encryption

Hi. I recently lost 100,000 personal pictures and a lot of music I wrote for many years. I lost it to a ransomware, with a DOCM extension. I looked online and it said it was new and the encryption was done repeatedly up to 10 times deep. I happened to have ALL my backup usb hard drives attached...

Revision Note: V1.1 (October 13, 2015): Advisory revised to announce that the Default Cipher Suite Prioritization update (3042058), originally released May 12, 2015 via the Microsoft Download Center (DLC) only, is now also available via Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services...

Describes an issue in which you receive a "Too many PIN entry attempts" BitLocker error when you try to start Windows. Continue reading...

I decided to encrypt one file on my PC. I most likely mistakenly set it that every file is encrypted that I create or download. They're accessible and I'm the only user on my PC. But its annoying that nearly every file has a padlock on it. I can disable the encryption through properties, but I'd...

The goal is to offer not only primary storage, but also high-performance compute, backup, disaster recovery, encryption and mobility. Continue reading...

I’m beefing up my laptop (which in any event needs a new cooling fan (sounds like a 737 starting up sometimes) and battery (short charge time and looks a bit lumpy) with a new SSD. I’ve retrieved the product key just in case, and this is going to be a completely fresh installation using the...

Hi all. Last week I've installed Windows on one of the SSDs in my computer (the other one has a linux installation). During install I chose the free disk however Windows decided to install the bootloader in the other SSD (I believe I was never asked about where to place the bootloader...) My...

Original release date: January 24, 2019 Summary The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is aware of a global Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure hijacking campaign. Using compromised...

I have been living in the "Apple Mac Ecosystem" for the last 22 years, but I came back home 3 weeks ago. I'm doin' O.K. with Windows 10 Home on my new Acer Gaming Computer, ( I don't play games at all, I just wanted to try to future proof the new baby with RAM & power. Can any one recommend some...

So, I’m running windows 7 32 bit on my work pc and some new policies come down from corp. headquarters that all the pc’s hard drives need to be encrypted with kapersky and the have to be updated every month with windows updates else the pc will be booted from the network. So, I reboot by pc one...

Encrypting folders and files is a way to protect them from unwanted access. Encrypting File System (EFS) is a feature of Windows that allows you to store information on your hard disk in an encrypted format. Other forms solutions for encryption are available that can provide the same level of...

Hi, I have a Dell M4800 on which I have Bitlocker enabled with TPM on the system disk. Everything worked fine, I could unlock the encrypted drive with the pin code I had set and log in with administrator privileges to my domain account. I decided for some time ago to remove the computer from...

I am glad to see that encryption finally works between SAMBA file server on a Linux machine and Windows client. It did not work with Windows 7 clients. It definitely works with Windows 10 clients. Here is the proof: In case you don't know, SAMBA can also be used as Active Directory Domain...

Hi all! I really hope that I am in the right part of the forum here. I have the following problem: I tried encrypting my laptop yesterday, but while DiskCryptor was running, said laptop crashed. When I turned it on again, it attempted to repair itself, which it wasn’t able to do. I was given...

I have got a second computer in my house and was going to have it up as much as possible for a Minecraft server. Both PCs Win 10 Pro x64 1809. I installed from the windows store the remote desktop app and started noticing Kaspersky blocking some attacks. (attached picture, mid-Oct) I...

Just wanted to see if people here use any kind of VPN (those commercial ones, not for work-related intranet). Since I travel a lot and use many public Wi-fi's, I need to be secure and out of the potential hackers' coverage. You wouldn't believe how many of them have ancient WEP encryption which...

After put bit-locker key gets the Automatic recovery screen. Even not able to detect C drive D drive from Advance recovery command prompt. Can someone help here to resolve this issue?

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release the first build of the Windows Server 2019 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as the first build of the next Windows Server...

We have a few laptops in our office that we are looking at putting some encryption on as they often leave the office. Bitlocker seems the best solution with it already on Windows 10 and free. I just wonder is Bitlocker worth putting onto the desktop PCs that are in the office and don't ever...

Hi, Can anyone please help me on this :- I had mistakenly added a encryption to my one of the folder in D drive in Windows 7 and then had my Windows formatted and installed fresh again. The user from whom the encryption was initiated, is no deleted (as windows is formatted). Now when I access...