Is It Safe To Keep Your Important Files On A USB Drive?

In terms of security, keeping your files on a USB drive isn't the worst idea. When disconnected from a computer, the files on ...
Lifehacker

Windows Vista Tip: Enable BitLocker with a USB drive

Windows Vista Ultimate's new drive encryption feature BitLocker supposedly works with a regular USB drive. But if you pulled your hair out trying to enable it using Microsoft's non-existent ...
Seattle Times

BitLocker, USB drives not at fault — it’s BIOS

Q: I recently installed BitLocker on my laptop in an effort to provide security for the data in the event the computer is lost or stolen. I used the option to create a Startup Key with a USB drive and ...

Microsoft: October Windows updates trigger BitLocker recovery

Microsoft has warned that some systems may boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the October 2025 Windows security ...
The Verge

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...
Ars Technica

Trying to access a bitlocker-ed drive via USB

I am trying to access a bitlocker-ed drive. There is a TPM chip on my laptop. I have attached to drive to a caddy and attached via USB.
Lifehacker

OS Encryption Showdown: Vista's BitLocker vs. Mac's FileVault

Both Windows Vista and Mac OS X can encrypt files and protect them from the prying eyes of thieves and snoops. Vista's new BitLocker feature and Mac OS X's FileVault are especially useful to those of ...