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|Scenario Task Type=Unauthorised Access
|Scenario Task Description=File or disk encryption is the only sure way of preventing unauthorised access If you want to avoid that your documentsare accessed by someone without your permission, you need to either encrypt them one by one (file encryption) or to store them in a secure space, which may be your computer, a storage device or just a part of them (disk encryption). You can  In order to create a secure space on your hard disk or storage device or encrypt the entire computer. , you can use several tools: * [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/truecrypt/windows Truecrypt] can do both encrypt your entire hard disk or just a part of it, but is no longer actively maintained with .* Truecrypt is being replaced by [https://www.idrix.fr/Root/content/category/7/32/46/ Veracrypt] coming out as a new project 'fork, which has been developed starting from Truecrypt's code, but this project is very recent and doesn't have a very large user base.* [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-encrypt-your-windows-device DiskCryptor] and [https://github.com/t-d-k/LibreCrypt LibreCrypt] as well gaining prominence as its replacement in are two other free and open source tools for disk encryptionthat are gaining prominence as replacements of Truecrypt. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitLocker 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 [http://buy.symantec.com/estore/clp/productdetails/pk/drive-encryption Symantec Drive Encryption]. * Mac users can encrypt the their disk using the built-in [https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204837 FileVault] feature.
You can also use an encrypted file storage service like [https://peerio.com Peerio] or [https://mega.nz Mega] as explained in the [[I want to ensure that my data is never lost]] section. Individual files can be protected with [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/gpg4usb/windows GPG4USB].
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