About security and device secrecy

What do I do on encryption?

Encryption and cryptographic software program has been used in many different ways to make structures more secure.  This article discusses only a few methods that such software can make your system extra secure, including:

1.  Encrypting your email
2.  Encrypting your files

To applications are mentioned that will help encrypt information. There are many greater programs out there that will help, but these applications are good and a good area to start as any. They have the added advantage of both being free with source code available. 

Will encryption stop people from accessing my information?

Encryption definitely makes it harder for people to attain access to important information, like passwords or touchy information in a file.  The first thing you should know about encryption is that the algorithm that is used to encrypt can be simple or more complex and that affects how securely what you have encrypted is protected.  Encryption systems have been broken when the method of encryption is understood by hackers and is easy to break.  

Why bother to encrypt my email?

It need to be noted that email is a long way less secure than paper mail for two very accurate reasons:  first, electronic data can be accessed effortlessly over an Internet and secondly, electronic data is definitely simple to copy. There is a very good danger that someone has snooped around in your electronic mail despite your best intentions to cease it.

How do I go about encrypting my email?

There are many packages out there that can help you encrypt your email. A very famous one is PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) or its Gnu offshoot GPG.  PGP  self-describes itself this way: This "is a software program that gives your electronic mail some element that it otherwise doesn't have: Privacy.  It does this through encrypting your mail so that nobody but the meant person can read it. When encrypted, the message appears like a meaningless jumble of random characters. PGP has verified itself quite succesful of resisting even the most sophisticated types of evaluation aimed at reading the encrypted text." 

Why bother to encrypt my files?

The reply to this boils down to what you store on your computer.   If you have monetary data with important facts like social security numbers, email addresses, account numbers and passwords, then you open your self up to losing very valuable information.   Most company Internet security employees will attest to the substantial theft of very valuable information.  As lengthy as you are connected to the Internet you are vulnerable. 

How do I go about encrypting my files?

AxCrypt File Encryption Program axcrypt.sourceforge Self-described as 'Free Personal Privacy and Protection for Windows 98/ME/NT/2K/XP/win7... with AES-128 File Encryption, Compression and Clear Decrypt & Accessible in the original framework.'