Have a private document on your desktop OS? Here's how to keep it secure on Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

Close the Certificate Manager. Right-click the encrypted text file containing the message you'd like to read. Select "Open with" and click "TextPad" to open it in TextPad.

How to Merge Encrypted PDF Files. Small businesses working with sensitive PDF documents may choose to encrypt those documents. An encrypted PDF is password protected, which means you cannot open ...

What is EFS or Encryption File System? We discuss the encryption, decryption techniques as well as compare it with BitLocker device encryption.

Any of these encryption apps can safeguard a file’s contents, but differ in terms of supported platforms, remote capabilities, and features.

Here's how to use DiskCryptor, BitLocker, or TrueCrypt to encrypt sensitive documents or even entire hard drives in Windows.

But for the truly paranoid, the best solutions is to use open-source software to encrypt the file on your computer before it's uploaded to Google or Microsoft's networks.

Storing files in Google Drive might be good for saving space on your computer, but it's never been the most secure option, since Drive doesn't support encrypting individual files. It looks like ...