Learn how to use EFS Encryption to secure files, via Advanced File Attributes or using the cipher command line tool and make them inaccessible to others.

How to Encrypt a Batch File. Batch files have a BAT extension and, somewhat similarly to executable files, are used to run system commands through the Windows Command Prompt. Unlike an executable ...

Having all your sensitive files in this encrypted container means that whenever your computer becomes infected, it cannot gather the information from what's in TrueCrypt.

But what kind of encryption it provides depends on the program you use to create and open the ZIP file. The .zip format supports two forms of encryption and password protection.