Windows (7), and SyncBack for that matter, don't recognize that a change has been made to a file encrypted by TrueCrypt. This plays hell with backups that look for file size or date changes. Is there ...

Trinu, who keeps sensitive data inside AES-encrypted .zip archives, asked the Answer Line forum about the advantages and disadvantages of switching to TrueCrypt. Regular readers know that I’m a big ...

Steganography is the process of hiding an encrypted message in some otherwise innocent looking format. We've gone over some ways to do this in the past with image files, but now you can take it to a ...

Unless you encrypt your files, outsiders can easily gain access to them–even without knowing your Windows password–by booting into their own operating system from a special disc or from a bootable USB ...

The free, open-source TrueCrypt file encryption program allows you to create encrypted container files for protecting sensitive data. These container files appear just like any other file, which ...

Last week we asked you to share your favorite file encryption tool. We tallied up the votes and put the five top contenders before you in the Hive Five. Now we're back to highlight the winner and ...

I have an 8 gig Corsair FlashVoyager GT that I use one day every week to copy a bunch of files for transport. I use robocopy to copy the files to a 7.5 gig TrueCrypt volume. The contents of the copy ...

Message from TrueCrypt that it’s being discontinued on SourceForge.net. The abrupt discontinuation of the disk and file encryption freeware TrueCrypt by its secretive software developers has left many ...

The methods are the same as those of TrueCrypt: you can create individual file containers and mount them as drives, allowing you to keep your files encrypted. A container is actually a place that when ...

On Tuesday, the Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi published the latest in a series of blockbuster stories about the inner workings of the Islamic State. The piece focussed on the logistics of the ...