I’m playing catch-up with this one, but if you’ve been relying on the quasi-open source Truecrypt encryption solution, you need to migrate to Veracrypt as quickly as possible.
For some reason, it doesn’t seem to be common knowledge that Veracrypt is derived from Truecrypt and is, for all intents and purposes, the successor to Truecrypt.
David Farquhar is a computer security professional, entrepreneur, and author. He started his career as a part-time computer technician in 1994, worked his way up to system administrator by 1997, and has specialized in vulnerability management since 2013. He invests in real estate on the side and his hobbies include O gauge trains, baseball cards, and retro computers and video games. A University of Missouri graduate, he holds CISSP and Security+ certifications. He lives in St. Louis with his family.