Usually I try to write articles that are not aimed at a particular distribution. Although I may give examples assuming a Debian-based distribution, whenever possible, I try to make my instructions ...

Linux admins have been urged to patch a high-risk, full-disk encryption (FDE) vulnerability impacting Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) encryption software and its crytpsetup programme, which could ...

Apple and Microsoft also enable full-disk encryption by default, but both offer ways of disabling it for the intrepid. For Linux-based desktop OSes (my personal preference), installing your system ...

I was issued a brand-new Dell, with a TPM chip and Windows XP on it. Of course, the first thing I did was download a copy of Fedora and set about reformatting the machine, including setting up the TPM ...

“As a result, Linux encryption is widespread. Such proliferation has created a comparable demand in decryption solutions. With added support of LUKS, Passware now decrypts a full range of full disk ...

Ultimately, though, the researchers aren't hopeful: "Research is needed to develop new techniques and technology for breaking or bypassing full disk encryption," concludes the paper. It's a tough ...

At least once a month, it seems some vendor or techie claims to have broken a version of a hard drive full-disk encryption (FDE ... Microsoft Windows. Most Linux and Unix flavors allow the ...

For Linux users, the best choice is to use a ... and the various distributions based on Ubuntu should all have full disk encryption options available during installation. Here’s how to get ...

Privacy advocates take note: Android's full-disk encryption just got dramatically easier to defeat on devices that use chips from semiconductor maker Qualcomm, thanks ...