The Sophia Script is an open-source PowerShell module designed to debloat and fine-tune Windows 11 (and Windows 10 ). It is ...

Showing that physical access to a device can spell "game over" for its security, a Canadian penetration tester has ...

Early in the game, you might come across a door that tells you that it requires the Storage Room Key to be opened. Unfortunately, this key requires you to go on a bit of an adventure to find it.

For years, we've been told that encryption is the gold standard for digital privacy. If data is encrypted, it is supposed to be locked away from hackers, companies and governments alike. That ...

Dragon Quest is all about tradition, and there’s no truer example than worlds full of annoyingly locked treasure chests placed in plain sight. The types of keys have multiplied over the years, but in ...

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...

The mass killing of 14 people in San Bernardino in December 2015 saw the FBI trying to access what it described as “relevant and critical data” on the locked iPhone of one of the shooters. The agency ...

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data. Image: Simon Ray/Unsplash Microsoft is under scrutiny ...

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...