PCMag on MSN

Travel smarter: How to keep your laptop safe with BitLocker encryption

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

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker ...

Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released

A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities ...

Lose your laptop, not your data: 7 Windows settings to enable now

Take these preemptive steps to protect your data and make your laptop more recoverable in case it's ever lost or stolen.
TweakTown

Security researcher finds zero-day exploit that defeats Windows 11 BitLocker, calls it an ...

Users who rely solely on TPM-based BitLocker are most at risk, while those with a PIN or USB security key at boot are ...
AZ Central

Pros and cons of BitLocker, Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool

Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those ...
SecurityWeek

Microsoft Rolls Out Mitigations for ‘YellowKey’ BitLocker Bypass

Microsoft has announced mitigations for CVE-2026-45585, a BitLocker bypass triggered via FsTx in Windows Recovery.