I was considering purchasing hard drive encryption software for our consultants' laptops in case they were lost or stolen. Does anyone have any recommendations or tips on what to look for in a good ...

Now that the capacities of small form-factor drives have hit hundreds of gigabytes, just about any corporate database can easily fit on a laptop. That affordable capacity gives users the opportunity ...

When the world’s largest disk-makers joined last week to announce a single standard for encrypting disk drives, the move raised questions among users about how to deal with full-disk encryption once ...

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies today announced availability of what it is touting as the highest-capacity, highest-performing notebook hard drive. The Travelstar 7K200 doubles the capacity of its ...

There is an abundance of free encryption tools, but if you’re running Windows, BitLocker is the only tool most people need, especially for home use. Although its encryption function is only available ...

Trusted Computing Group's Opal spec for interoperable, self-encrypting drives isn't complete, but it's a great start If you’re not already a huge fan of the Trusted Computing Group, you should be. It ...

In last week’s look at Kingston’s DataTraveler Locker+ thumb drive, I stressed the importance of keeping personal data safe. There are a multitude of reasons why you should take this seriously, but ...

Windows 11/10 offers an in-built encryption solution — BitLocker — which makes sure the drive if used anywhere else, will not be readable. However, like many other solutions, it is a proprietary ...

As part of its expanding portfolio, Cigent today announced the release of its new Software Full Drive Encryption (FDE) with AES-256-bit protection. Purpose-built to meet NSA CSfC DAR standards, the ...

Has anyone had any experience with full disk encryption (FDE) for Macs? I would love to use hardware based FDE. I've read that WinMagic's SecureDoc enables Macs to use Seagate Momentus FDE drives, ...

Companies relying on self-encrypting drives (SEDs) to secure data stored on their employees’ laptops should be aware that this technology is not immune to attack and should carefully consider whether ...