Friday, February 1, 2013

Data Security in Files and Folders Needs Close Attention and Protection

As all kinds of work and enterprise highly depend on the development of computer science, computers in the form of pads, tablets, laptops and PCs have become the inseparable part in the office and personal life. People now more or less store some of the important files and folders in their computers and these files range from a simple picture to online medical record which contain personal information and business details. If you don’t take actions to protect your confidential data from falling into the evil hand you are very likely to suffer from the consequence of data losing and data breach.

To prevent malicious access and on purposed breach to sensitive data in their computer most people refer to professional and reliable folder encryption software which is designed for password protecting files and folders from the touch of suspicious PC user and attach form the Internet. This kind of unique program is versatile tool which can protect your personal information and business materials from the reach of unauthorized people. The working theory is using encryption technology to convert your sensitive data into specific format or just scramble the head of the file to make it unreadable and then they are viewable by the authorized user only with the correct password.

You may be tired about the report about someone who lost his company confidential files and then bear huge loss in money and reputation, what if this fall upon you? There is never too cautious to lock folder and file in your computer, especially when you have some files with vital information. In case, the happening of possible data breach and data leakage damage your normal operation of business you can keep a backup of your confidential files and folder, this will ensure file protection on your computer to some extent.

While the most reliable method to ensure data security in your computer is to lock up your files and folders with file locker application and then hide them in your computer. Comparing to the feature of hiding files and folders with Windows system, password protecting Folders with folder encryption is more reliable and unbreakable. In fact built-in hiding feature of Windows is not safe enough is that it employ symmetric encryption algorithm which can be broken by the one with little knowledge of Windows system and the third-party plug-ins now are available in the Internet so that a malicious people can find the hidden files and then break into them easily, therefore, your data is posed at risk.

The feature of computer itself limits people to protect folders by stopping them from getting access to your computer, so that a password protecting software is necessary and really in need. The function of folder encryption application is various from one to another, some of them can hide the locked files, while the other is able to clear and shred your unwanted files for good, of course the basic function is to protect folder with password. Make a list of your requirement first and then select the one suit you the most to guard your files and folders in your computer as soon as possible.

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