TrueCrypt is a free and open-source program for encrypting data. It's excellent for securing hard drives. It also contains the capability to hide a secret operating system inside another operating ...

The password encryption algorithm used in some recent versions of the Cisco IOS operating system is weaker than the algorithm it was designed to replace, Cisco revealed earlier this week. The new ...

A significant security flaw was discovered in Microsoft software this week, but this time Microsoft isn't to blame. Well, not completely. The most recent security problem uncovered in a Microsoft ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...

Allowing BitLocker without a TPM will require unlocking the operating system drive at startup with either a password or startup key on a USB flash drive. This option ...

Apple released a new macOS operating system today, dubbed High Sierra. But already a serious weakness has been found lurking within, a security researcher has claimed, allowing a hacker to steal ...