Now Microsoft has offered the same advice to users of the BitLocker full disk encryption feature in Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise versions. As users of Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise have access to, and will likely use, the full-disk encryption BitLocker feature, Microsoft has acted quickly. The advisory states "On Windows computers with self-encrypting drives, BitLocker Drive Encryption manages encryption and will use hardware encryption by default. BitLocker users who are unaware what type of encryption is being employed can run the command 'manage-bde.exe -status' from an elevated privilege prompt. In the meantime, I recommend all BitLocker users to go and implement that IT Crowd advice...

Source: Forbes November 07, 2018 14:37 UTC