File / PC Encryption Software
This is an awesome way to secure all the data on any sort of hard-drive, be it a PC hard-disk, an entire server of data, a USB memory stick / external hard-drive etc...
Any person or organisation with sensitive data stored electronically needs to think hard about data protection and security. If you had a break-in and had PCs / memory cards stolen - what sort of information would the thief have access to? If it's details and information relating in any way to your customers/clients, you're in big trouble - not just with them but probably the law too.
We use this great bit of software to encrypt everything on any of our electronic storage media. It effectively enables you to create a secure virtual 'drive' within your actual drive - which your PC will treat exactly like a mapped network drive. The difference being, everything inside it is encrypted and, when you 'dismount' the drive from the software, it becomes a useless text file totally inaccessible without the passwords. Really simple, military-grade encryption - and best of all, it's free open-source software.
We have a few reservations - like the fact it's so good, that if the password was forgotten, you'd lose all the data inside it. That's highly unlikely though.
Because it turns everything inside the encrypted drive in to a single file, there's the worry that it might get corrupted - again losing everything. We've been using it for over a year though and no problems have occurred as yet. Needless to say, we have a pretty rigorous backup procedure so are covered if the worst happened.
It's the type of software every organisation should use. Just ask the Inland Revenue. Something as simple as this could've saved a heck of a lot of trouble for them. If you have any kind of sensitive information stored anywhere - at home or work - give this a try: http://www.truecrypt.org
Any person or organisation with sensitive data stored electronically needs to think hard about data protection and security. If you had a break-in and had PCs / memory cards stolen - what sort of information would the thief have access to? If it's details and information relating in any way to your customers/clients, you're in big trouble - not just with them but probably the law too.
We use this great bit of software to encrypt everything on any of our electronic storage media. It effectively enables you to create a secure virtual 'drive' within your actual drive - which your PC will treat exactly like a mapped network drive. The difference being, everything inside it is encrypted and, when you 'dismount' the drive from the software, it becomes a useless text file totally inaccessible without the passwords. Really simple, military-grade encryption - and best of all, it's free open-source software.
We have a few reservations - like the fact it's so good, that if the password was forgotten, you'd lose all the data inside it. That's highly unlikely though.
Because it turns everything inside the encrypted drive in to a single file, there's the worry that it might get corrupted - again losing everything. We've been using it for over a year though and no problems have occurred as yet. Needless to say, we have a pretty rigorous backup procedure so are covered if the worst happened.
It's the type of software every organisation should use. Just ask the Inland Revenue. Something as simple as this could've saved a heck of a lot of trouble for them. If you have any kind of sensitive information stored anywhere - at home or work - give this a try: http://www.truecrypt.org
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