It's way too easy to lose access to Windows-encrypted files. As long as you can remember a password for the account that did the encrypting, this product will recover those lost files, and its free ...

While some businesses rely on computers more than others, most value the data they store on the machines and may consider at least some of it private or confidential. Even with the best security ...

The Encrypting File System, while serving a need, can also cause big headaches—especially with the XP implementation. Here’s how to do it right. Most administrators are gadget-heads to some extent. We ...

Microsoft’s Encrypting File System, which is used to encrypt data on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 computers, relies on a public key certificate. If you don’t have a public-key infrastructure, EFS ...

After reading my article on encrypting sensitive data, Ian Cooper asked if it was safe “to use one of these encryption tools in conjunction with an online backup service?” [Have a tech question? Ask ...

Microsoft has tried on a few occasions to use proprietary encryption algorithms rather than rely on industry-standard algorithms. The theory was that a closed-source proprietary algorithm was that ...

If you've just plain forgotten the password, you're screwed. Had you previously backed up your encryption credentials, you could regain access to your files, but few users have the foresight and ...