You will need an Unlock key of some kind for any encryption system - this could be a Password, but these days could also be achieved by the use of Biometrics - Fingerprints, Face recognition Etc, or...

Bitlocker actually encrypts every file on the disk or partition so someone bypassing the access code by use of Linux, for example cannot read the data.

A Windows passcode only prevents you from...

Encryption is needed if you lose your computer or device and it has critical data on it by critical I mean military troop movements critical, not a list of family birthdays.

Of course, Family...

I would not suggest using disk encryption for anti malware purposes as it can slow things down, considerably, and ransomware can still encrypt every file it can access, even if they are already...

Of course there is one Anti-Malware/Virus/Anti-RansomeWare system that is not subscription based, indeed is totally free and not crippled in any way, It also gets good reviews by users and...

Due to the nature of Anti-malware systems I think that you will find that all will be using a subscription model, if they do not already, as they are committed to make changes, (provide updates), on...

I would always recommend a Multi-Layer approach, so running WD "Live" at all times plus the occasional complete scan with SAS would meet this criteria.

Once a week should be OK (remember to always...

If you wish to harden your system security the main "Guru" that I always used when things were a lot more open on the Internet was Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation

His SheildsUp!...

I use the Paid version of Bitdefender which is a fully integrated system.

I set it up and set to "Autopilot" and rarely hear from it, or even know it's running, except for a weekly report and a...