There are numerous commands for encrypting files on Linux. When you want to limit access to file contents, you can use file permissions but file encryption makes limiting access much more effective.

This step-by-step guide shows Linux users how to secure cloud-stored files with VeraCrypt by encrypting data locally, keeping ...

Cybersecurity firm Profero has discovered that the RansomExx gang does not correctly lock Linux files during encryption, leading to potentially corrupted files. In a new report by Profero, Senior ...

Linux provides a number of ways to control who has access to your files and what kind of access they have. Keeping your files private from anyone but those with superuser (root) access is easy on ...

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free ...

Not long ago, I made the case that for most users file-level encryption is adequately secure and much higher-performing than full-disk encryption. I received a lot less pushback than anticipated for ...

Linux is only as secure as you make it.

Threat researchers have found a new feature-rich malware that can encrypt files on any system running PHP, making it a high risk for Windows, macOS, and Linux web servers. The malware received the ...