External hard drives are extremely useful because of their portability. Many are taken on the go, especially for any business employee with large or time-sensitive files; they can be taken from home ...

Set a BIOS password for an extra security layer against unauthorized physical access. Keep your laptop close and be aware of your surroundings to prevent physical theft. Use a VPN on public Wi-Fi to ...

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Encryption can protect your data from crooks, but if you don't have a recovery key stored securely, it can also keep you out ...

Predator lets you lock and unlock your desktop using a USB thumb drive. What I like best about Predator ($29, 30-day free trial) is the concept: Instead of using a password to unlock your computer, ...

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Protect domain-joined computer passwords with Windows’ Local Administrator Password Solution Your email has been sent Windows finally includes a tool to manage ...

What? Only three choices? (the maybe's can choose Taco!) This is an operating-system-agnostic poll, PC, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, whatever you use as your home computer. For the purpose of this poll, ...

If you want to password protect bookmarks in Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge on your Windows 11/10 computer, then this post will be helpful. While there is no built-in feature or option in these ...