This article is a follow-up to our previous post on “+100 Linux Commands Frequently Used by Sysadmins.” Each week, we’ll explore some of the most useful Linux commands for sysadmins and power users.

Azure Disk Encryption for Windows virtual machines (VMs) uses the BitLocker feature of Windows to provide full disk encryption of the OS disk and data disk. Additionally, it provides encryption of the ...

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 ...

It seems obvious in retrospect, but thanks to the performance gains in modern SSDs, Microsoft has started rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker capabilities in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025.

Abstract: One of the most important aspects to consider in computer and information technologies is data security, which comprises data encryption and decryption as well as data backup. By using these ...