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Several readers responded to last week's column about how Windows 11 automatically encrypts PC data without telling consumers (see tinyurl.com/yv2w9fy4).

Those who responded agreed with my suggestion that readers turn off this automatic encryption, which could cause data to be lost if a PC failed with its information locked in.

For example, a repair shop would be unable to copy encrypted data from a damaged PC unless the owner knew where to find an "encryption key." Microsoft has so far done a poor job explaining the existence and location of this key.

But some readers pointed out that turning off encryption is sometimes easier said than done. That's because the two versions of Windows 11 most used by consumers Home and Pro turn off encryption differently. Last week's column explained how to turn off encryption on Windows 11 Home, but it turns out that those directions don't work for Windows 11 Pro.

Why is encryption different on the Pro and Home versions? More than 20 years ago, Microsoft began offering a form of voluntary encryption on some versions of Windows. Since then, security on the Home and Pro versions has evolved separately. Today, Windows 11 Home encrypts data using "device encryption" and Windows 11 Pro typically uses "BitLocker."BitLocker uses the more elaborate encryption method and is more complicated to turn off.

Here's how to turn off BitLocker on Windows 11 Pro: Open the Settings app (press the Windows and letter "I" keys simultaneously.) Click "System" on the left, then "Storage" on the right. Scroll to the bottom of the resulting menu and click "Advanced storage settings." In the next menu, click "Disks & volumes."

You'll then see a list of the storage "drives" on your PC. In fact, you'll see more drives than you thought you had, because a single hard drive or SSD (a chip-based substitute for a hard drive) is typically "partitioned" into separate segments that each has its own drive name. Some or all of these "drives" may be encrypted, and each will need to have its encryption turned off separately.

Check the list under each "drive" to see if it is "BitLocker encrypted." If it is, click "Properties" under the list. In the next menu, scroll to the bottom and click "Turn off BitLocker." In the next menu, find the same drive, and on the right click "Turn off BitLocker." You will get a warning message that says it may take a long time to "decrypt" the drive. Click "Turn off BitLocker" again. BitLocker will be disabled for that "drive" (which means its data won't be automatically encrypted in the future) and the drive will be unencrypted. Follow the same steps for any other encrypted "drive."

Q: I have an older HP DeskJet All-in-One printer that still works great. But the HP software that ran the printer no longer works because it was based on the now-discontinued Adobe Flash program. What can I do?

KATHLEEN KRAMER, Midlothian, Va.

A: The HP Solution Center, a management program for HP printers, was discontinued because it depended heavily on the Adobe Flash animation program that Adobe dropped earlier this year. But HP has suggested several workarounds that will allow you to keep an older printer working, such as using the Windows built-in print driver software, or downloading the free "HP Scan and Capture" app (see tinyurl.com/a3d3ccxb) (For more details, see tinyurl.com/yjx5pa8d).

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Eighty-five per cent of all web traffic is now encrypted, according to FortiGuard Labs. Yet, this pervasive use of encryption to secure apps and network traffic is a double-edged sword. Undoubtedly, its vital in helping IT to protect their organizations' most critical asset data as it makes it unreadable to all but the intended parties.

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However, it can conversely be used by hackers to exfiltrate data unseen or to conceal malware delivery. It may seem counter-intuitive, but the ubiquitous use of encryption, may therefore also erode your security posture. Without taking mitigating steps, the loss of visibility over the network therefore increases the risk of malicious activity going undetected. It also reduces ITs ability to monitor and optimize performance on a per-app or per-user basis. Luckily, visibility and control can both be regained with the right technological investments.

Ahead of exploring this, its important to understand the extent of the data security benefits encryption provides, which make adoption essential despite visibility challenges.

Strong data cybersecurity is crucial for ensuring business confidentiality and integrity. Without it, organizations are unable to maintain uninterrupted business operations, avoid reputational damage, ensure compliance with legal and industry regulations, and reduce financial costs.

Perimeter security solutions can help protect data by making it more challenging for bad actors to access sensitive information. However, if the perimeter is breached, the data will be visible to the hacker if not encoded. Whats more, perimeter solutions cant protect information whilst its in transit. Amongst other factors, this is what has driven the almost universal use of encryption.

In contrast, encryption protects data in all states and has become the de-facto standard. This is essential as data tends to be at its most vulnerable when being moved between locations. Without encryption, cybercriminals can simply capture network traffic as they see it fly by on the wire. Whereas, encoding the information creates a wormhole between endpoints with everything in the middle unfindable and untouchable.

In other words, sending encrypted traffic is akin to posting a letter rather than a postcard. If we choose to send a letter or encrypted communication the content is only readable by the intended recipient. Conversely with a postcard unencrypted data everyone who encounters it on its journey from sender to recipient can read it.

Encryption therefore provides peace of mind for organizations. However, the same qualities that make it a strong security asset can also make it a dangerous subversion tool in the hands of hackers.

Encryption is increasingly being used by hackers to disguise data exfiltration. This is because if they attempted to remove sensitive information such as credit card numbers or passwords via an unencrypted channel it would be picked up by the companies security sensors. Whereas, if they pass it through an encrypted tunnel the alarm wont be raised as IT wont have visibility over the contents.

This lack of visibility creates additional challenges in the performance realm as well, as even for the authorized movement of data by employees, the business can see only the opaque transfer of information but not critical performance metrics. And without insight into protocol level metrics of how smoothly the data is moving, or not moving, IT teams cant identify and resolve problems.

As the drawbacks of encryption center around visibility, companies need to focus on attaining the same level of visibility and performance management over encrypted applications and network traffic that theyve historically had for un-encrypted traffic. This is possible by investing in IT designed to provide enhanced insight into encrypted network traffic.

Solutions of this type offer numerous benefits. Firstly, they empower operators to see if an application or network performance is slow and needs optimizing to maintain user productivity. Secondly, they give them the ability to track, report, and validate the integrity of SSL/TLS certificates. This is a fundamental process for guaranteeing that critical encryption technology is properly deployed and are up-to-date, so that key data is not exposed to malicious actors. It also means IT teams can pick out anomalous activity such as an expired certificate being used, or unusual or weak cyphers which may indicate a hackers presence. Furthermore, an awareness of the existence of encrypted channels can be powerful in itself. Although operators cant see the content, they can dig in at either side to establish why the channel exists and if it may be for nefarious reasons.

Theres no denying that encryption offers invaluable privacy benefits by controlling the visibility of data. However, this also makes it harder to evaluate network and application performance, not to mention spot data exfiltration. As such, it is paramount for companies to adopt solutions focused on regaining visibility. With these tools in place, organizations can reap the benefits encoding provides, while mitigating against risks, to maintain strong company performance at a critical stage in the business environment.

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We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern about the recent decision by the Berkeley City Council, the City Manager, and the Berkeley Police Department to use encrypted public safety radio devices in Berkeley.

It is our understanding that the City of Berkeley selected the company, Motorola Solution, to provide encrypted public safety radio devices for two reasons: 1) there is no alternative radio device to share communications with neighboring police units, and 2) the company would provide a discount to this city. We now understand that these reasons are false.

The contract was given to Motorola in a no-bid process, against city regulations, and cheaper radio equipment from JVCKenwood would serve just as well with Motorola and with other neighboring systems. It seems the city council committed money to Motorola for their system upgrade, a cost which has gone from $4.2 Million to its present $6.5 million.

Under our municipal regulations, the City of Berkeley is required to conduct a competitive bid process so radio device providers have an equitable opportunity to bid for the contract. At the same time, the competitive bid process also provides the public with an understanding about the nature of proposed changes to its public safety radio device system and its intention to use municipal taxpayer funds to cover the costs. Instead, the City of Berkeley circumvented the competitive bid process and any public discussion about making a fundamental change to our public safety communications for people who live or come to Berkeley.

The city council had also voted to not do any business with any company that works with ICE, but that is exactly what Motorola does! So Berkeley is in violation of its own principles of human rights.

The reason this has suddenly become an issue is that California state government ordained that police radio communications be encrypted to restrict the public from access to confidential information about police officers (under the so-called patrolpersons bill of rights (PBOR)). But this is a requirement that the BPD already satisfies, since it uses "Signal" and other encryption software. In other words, Berkeleys decision, fallaciously in response to the state, is in bad faith.

The competitive bid process provides the public with information about the nature of proposed changes to its public safety radio device system and its intention to use municipal taxpayer funds to cover the costs. The City of Berkeley is required to conduct a competitive bid process so radio device providers have an equitable opportunity to bid for the contract. Berkeley circumvented the competitive bid process, and any public discussion about making a fundamental change to our public safety communications for people who live or come to Berkeley.

The primary reason for which persons interest themselves in those operations is to become watchers, witnesses, and a de-escalating presence to how police deal with certain people in particular, very diverse people, including those with mental health and substance use issues, low income people, people of color, those who are unhoused, and people with multiple identities and conditions.

Often police criminalize a person who has simply called for assistance by giving an arbitrary or unneeded command, which the subject refuses, and is then arrested for disobedience, often with violence.

h2. Radio encryption will have the consequence of making it impossible for Berkeley Copwatch to serve as public accountability for the Berkeley Police Department. Copwatch was formed 30 years ago when police brutality, arbitrary arrest, and racially biased practices were on the rise. Copwatch offered civilian participation in policing matters, and aspired to develop greater social trust in the police. That trust could be grounded in public observation, and thus the knowledge that the police were an agency that had civilian interests at heart. Ordinary people needed to be assured that black and brown people were not treated as an assumed enemy.

3. The third consequence of encryption would be the loss of the medias capacity to collect information and be present. Radio encryption insulates the police from the people who they are to serve. It will thus hinder the entire project of representation by excluding resident access to information on the function of government. Police will be in control of information needed by the people for their own participation in government. Any move by a government agency to exclude the people is anti-democratic.

We want openness in communication, cooperation in governance, respect across the different functions and structures of our daily lives. As we move forward to reimagining public safety in our Berkeley community, it is critical that we move forward with meaningful change.

1. Open communications allows us to address individual and structural policing harms that disparately impact Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, unhoused people, people with low income, people with disabilities (mental health, substance use, physical). We have egregious policing harms from traffic stops, and accountability for call taking operations, dispatch, and response in the community is key to solving them and ensuring they do not continue.

2. Open public safety communications for call taking, dispatch, and responding to people in the community allows us observe and witness with the aim to diminish overall risks of injury and death from police aggression and violence and how calls are diverted from police to non-police crisis response and other alternative programs to policing particularly in the future.

3. Open communication improves public safety when people can observe and witness how police by themselves or co-responding with the mobile crisis unit, respond to people experiencing mental illness and/or substance use problems in the community. They can see if first responders are focused on trauma-informed de-escalation and harm reduction, and if they are able to coordinate for appropriate levels of care, including transport to the next destination.

4. Open communication further improves public safety when people can observe and witness if law enforcement is responding to non-criminal events in the community that could be answered by alternatives to policing, including for first aid and non-emergency medical care, housing assistance, resource connection and referrals and if they are using culturally safe and responsive practices to serve diverse individuals in the community.

The residents of the city of Berkeley voted overwhelmingly for Measure ii. Its intent was to bring greater attention, and help to people caught in webs of trouble and to make sure that they will be treated with respect. Encryption does the opposite by putting behavior back into the shadows.

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https://www.dailycal.org/2021/10/12/berkeleys-contract-with-motorola-solutions-was rushed-lacked-transparency/

https://www.dailycal.org/2021/10/04/an-artificial-crisis-city-council-to-vote-on-sanctuary waiver-for-motorola/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb5ab4/motorola-solutions-works-with-ice-cbp

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The Global PSD2 & Open Banking Biometric Authentication Market size was estimated at USD 4,189.68 million in 2020 and expected to reach USD 4,598.17 million in 2021, at a CAGR 10.08% to reach USD 7,458.13 million by 2026.

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