7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption software that is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. With VeraCrypt, you create a virtual encrypted disk on your internal drive that can then be ...
Android Police

Samsung's Secure Folder might get better at living up to its name with One UI 8

Karandeep has been with Android Police as a freelance writer since 2019, covering reviews for India, buyer’s guides for the US, and handy tutorials for everyone. He cares more about the impact of ...
TechSpot

Microsoft's latest Windows security update creates an empty folder you should not delete

In context: Every now and then, Microsoft security patches can wreak havoc on Windows PCs. Users are understandably cautious these days, and even an innocent, empty folder can raise concerns about ...
Hosted on MSN

One UI 8 will allegedly upgrade Samsung's Secure Folder with a Private Space

Another One UI 8 rumor claims Samsung is preparing to upgrade the security strength of its Secure Folder. An X tipster alleges Secure Folder will leverage Google's Private Spaces API instead of ...
Forbes

New Security Warning After 1 Billion Windows Users Told Do Not Delete

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As regular readers will know, I’m something of an advocate, ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows "inetpub" security fix can be abused to block future updates

A recent Windows security update that creates an ‘inetpub’ folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates. After people installed this month's ...
ExtremeTech

A Major Security Flaw Has Been Discovered in Samsung's Secure Folder Feature

A security vulnerability has been found in Samsung's Secure Folder feature, which is made to protect sensitive files and applications on Galaxy devices. The issue was initially reported by a Reddit ...
Forbes

Samsung’s Security Mistake—Change Your Galaxy Settings Now

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. While the gap between Android and iPhone is narrowing, there is a new ...
Ars Technica

Security permissions to make all files in a folder read-only?

I have a document store for which I would like to ensure that documents aren't directly editable, but can be replaced with new versions when needed. In other words, the original document shouldn't be ...
PCMag on MSN

ESET Home Security Premium

There's no need to upgrade from ESET's entry-level security bundle ...
Ars Technica

My Win2k file/folder security options disappeared.

I'm not sure how I managed to do this, but I lost the "Security" tab that's supposed to show up in file/folder properties in Win2k when using NTFS partitions. In addition to that, clicking the ...