Comments on: Securing your PC http://www.nsharp.org/03/securing-your-pc/ n# Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:30:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Janantha http://www.nsharp.org/03/securing-your-pc/#comment-896 Janantha Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:22:14 +0000 http://www.nsharp.org/03/securing-your-pc/#comment-896 TrueCrypt is a really good open source encrypt solution and also you mite want to emphasize data after a expiration.. lot of people nowadays use recovery software to recover data.. you need to securely erase the data by writing random codes many times on to your device storage before you sell or donate.. there are several open source options try Eraser.. I would say..if u encrypt data and delete that.. and then run the wipe..it would be really hard to trace back the original.. an example in real life is paper shredding..if u shred the paper and keep all the pieces in the same bag it would be easier for a clever guy to put everything in place..but if u mix it it would be really hard... TrueCrypt is a really good open source encrypt solution and also you mite want to emphasize data after a expiration.. lot of people nowadays use recovery software to recover data.. you need to securely erase the data by writing random codes many times on to your device storage before you sell or donate.. there are several open source options try Eraser.. I would say..if u encrypt data and delete that.. and then
run the wipe..it would be really hard to trace back the original.. an example in real life is paper shredding..if u shred the paper and keep all the pieces in the same bag it would be easier for a clever guy to put everything in place..but if u mix it it would be really hard…

]]> By: mroonie http://www.nsharp.org/03/securing-your-pc/#comment-895 mroonie Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:49:56 +0000 http://www.nsharp.org/03/securing-your-pc/#comment-895 You never provided encryption as a solution when in reality it could help with many of the problems you mentioned. For example, encrypting your files will change the file extension (.doc to a .ecc) which a virus will not recognize and therefore not be able to attach to. These files will also remain safe from spyware, malware, and hackers because the file will literally be indecipherable. When backing up your data, whether it on an external harddrive, thumb drive or CD, you'll want to encrypt that data if it reveals anything about you whatsoever, even if it is just a resume. You' d be surprised at just how much people can find out about you with a resume as their starting point. Although this is out of your control, encryption can help businesses from decreasing phishing attempts if they use email anti-theft software. So if you ever are looking for a new financial consulting firm, lawyer, bank, or any other business that may have any personal info, you might wanna check what kind of security measures they have in place for their customers. And finally, when it comes time to throw that laptop out, encrypting the data on the computer will prevent anybody from getting to all the information you once had stored on there. You never provided encryption as a solution when in reality it could help with many of the problems you mentioned. For example, encrypting your files will change the file extension (.doc to a .ecc) which a virus will not recognize and therefore not be able to attach to. These files will also remain safe from spyware, malware, and hackers because the file will literally be indecipherable.

When backing up your data, whether it on an external harddrive, thumb drive or CD, you’ll want to encrypt that data if it reveals anything about you whatsoever, even if it is just a resume. You’ d be surprised at just how much people can find out about you with a resume as their starting point.

Although this is out of your control, encryption can help businesses from decreasing phishing attempts if they use email anti-theft software. So if you ever are looking for a new financial consulting firm, lawyer, bank, or any other business that may have any personal info, you might wanna check what kind of security measures they have in place for their customers.

And finally, when it comes time to throw that laptop out, encrypting the data on the computer will prevent anybody from getting to all the information you once had stored on there.

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