Nowadays, the computer has a very important place in everybody’s life, as a personal gadget used for a lot of different things. Everything is digital, and it is stored on a computer’s hard disk or on ...

Snoopers and thieves can easily access files and passwords on your computer, even without your Windows password. All they have to do is insert a special disc (such as ...

Notepad text files are very handy and useful for noting things down. But have you ever thought about the security of the notepad files? Security is a must, and a Notepad text file offers no security ...

If you want to encrypt your files in a click, here is how you can do that. EncryptOnClick is a freeware that you can use to password protect your files. No matter whether you want to encrypt image, ...

Using a plug-in for the popular Windows text editor, Notepad++, you can easily encrypt selected text and entire text files. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No ...

Abrham Sorecha asked how to password-protect a folder. You can’t effectively password-protect a folder without encrypting it. And strictly speaking, you can’t ...

OpenOffice.org is a full-featured office suite. Designed to compete with software such as Microsoft Office and Corel's WordPerfect Office, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation ...

Locking down individual files is great, but a blanket encryption will prevent anyone from getting their paws on your files.

I encrypt my files before uploading them to the cloud. The reason is that cloud services promise security, but they're not impenetrable. After seeing several high-profile breaches, I developed my ...