Difference between revisions of "I want to prevent unauthorised access to my data"
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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 destroy data]] section. Individual files can be protected with [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/gpg4usb/windows GPG4USB]. | 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 destroy data]] section. Individual files can be protected with [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/gpg4usb/windows GPG4USB]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:08, 2 November 2015
{{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 Truecrypt can do both but is no longer actively maintained with Veracrypt coming out as a new project 'fork', DiskCryptor and LibreCrypt as well gaining prominence as its replacement in free and open source disk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. }}
