Flash drives, or thumb drives, are portable devices that provide easy access to flash storage. Commonly used to take backups, transfer files between devices, and install operating system images, these ...

Mac OS X Lion introduced the world to FileVault 2 Apple’s solution to full disk encryption. It is one of my favorite features in Lion, and it is definitely a welcome addition to Mac OS X. Just about ...

In macOS Mojave, you can choose to encrypt and decrypt disks on the fly right from the desktop. Using this convenient Finder option, we're going to show you how to encrypt a USB flash drive (or "thumb ...

I'm finding that I'm carrying more and more of my life on USB flash drives. There seemed to be something so wrong about storing data on something which, if I lost, could give someone else access to my ...

Protect your PC and storage drive from unauthorized access. Here’s how and why I enable BitLocker on all my Windows computers ...

A person holding a USB drive by a laptop - K2L Family Stock/Shutterstock As portable storage declines in favor of cloud services, the question of whether an encrypted USB drive is worth it has moved ...

We’ve all lost a flash drive or two. Whether it was a cheap USB drive containing some promotional material, or top secret one detailing the security protocol pertaining to a certain Queen of England’s ...

As portable storage declines in favor of cloud services, the question of whether an encrypted USB drive is worth it has moved from convenience to security. Cloud storage, AirDrop, and messaging apps ...