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{{Scenario Task |Scenario Task Format=Solution |Scenario Task Parent=Data |Scenario Task Type=Unauthorised Access |Scenario Task Description=File or disk encryption is the only sure way of preventing unauthorised access to your documents. You can create a secure space on your hard disk or encrypt the entire computer. Truecrypt can do both but is no longer actively maintained with Veracrypt coming out as a new project 'fork', DiskCryptor and LibreCrypt as well gaining prominence as its replacement in free and open source disk encryption. BitLocker is a Windows solution (Vista and 7 Ultimate+ editions and Windows 8+) with several options for full disk or folder encryption. Another popular commercial disk encryption tool is [Symantec Drive Encryption. Mac users can encrypt the disk using the built-in FileVault feature.

You can also use an encrypted file storage service like Peerio or Mega as explained in the I want to destroy data section. Individual files can be protected with GPG4USB. }}