Laptop Encryption

Today, affordable laptops and a mobile workforce expose confidential company data outside the office environment. If a company laptop containing such data is lost or stolen the hard drive can be logged into and/or cloned. Off-the-shelf tools are for sale that can bypass Windows log-on screens or copy hard-drive data onto another computer.

Full Disc Encryption is the process by which every bit of data stored on the disk is encrypted; everything, including the operating system, is encrypted. This prevents unscrupulous people from bypassing Windows authentication and, even if they cloned the hard drive, it would be extremely difficult to access any data. Full Disk Encryption runs alongside your operating systems and doesn’t affect how your laptop or PC works. Once Full Disk Encryption is enabled, there is an additional password at boot up, thereafter it’s business as usual.

Key Points:laptop encryption
  • Protects against theft or loss
  • Extremely hard to bypass
  • Simple to use
  • Secures all data
  • One off setup
  • Transparent and no extra work
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Removable Media Encryption

In recent years there have been many incidents of USB flash drives or external hard drives that contain sensitive data being stolen or lost. Often such cases involve the NHS or the Armed Forces. USB drives and external hard drives are small and, as such, easier to mislay or have stolen. Most companies simply copy confidential files to external devices and do not think of the consequences of losing one. Over and above the loss itself, a company’s reputation can be tarnished by on-going negative publicity.

Mobility and data availability have become key factors in today’s commercial world. As a result sensitive information such as price lists, product presentations and data sheets are stored and transported on all kinds of mobile devices. A simple £5 USB drive can cost a company thousands in negative PR and fines.

Key Points:Removable media encryption
  • Ability to encrypt the entire drive and only allow access at company computers
  • If it is a personal USB device then personal data can be left alone and only one folder encrypted
  • Simple encryption of USB flash drives, USB hard drives and memory cards
  • Transparent to users – they save as, copy, drag and drop as they would normally
  • FIPS 140-2 US Government certified AES 256 bit
  • Work with existing hardware, so no need to buy new equipment

Digital Signatures and Encryption

In the non-cyber world we verify contracts and cheques with hand-written signatures; only the signatory can tell if he or she signed it or if anyone has tried tamper with or even forge the signature. Every day we send and/or receive emails and documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc). How do we know the email has not been forged or a company contract worth millions has not been tampered with. The simple answer is that the average person would not know whether or not the email or document was authentic or had been edited in some way.

Digital signatures (certificates) are a simple and low-cost option to prove integrity and authenticate the sender. A digital signature can be applied to an email and some documents (mainly Microsoft Office). It is a virtual stamp to confirm that it was sent or generated by the user. If anyone tries to edit the document the signature will show as void and thus confirm that the document or email has been tampered with. Digital certificates can also be used to encrypt email messages (and attachments) with ease to anyone who has a digital certificate.

Key Points:Digital signatures and encryption
  • Provide message integrity
  • Authenticate communications
  • Assure data integrity
  • Prove message origination
  • Encrypt emails easily
  • Digitally sign documents in less than a minute

CD and DVD Encryption

In recent years there have been many incidents of CDs and DVDs that contain sensitive data being stolen or lost. Often such cases involve the NHS or the Armed Forces. Such portable media is easy to lose as a leading broadband provider discovered when it ‘mislaid’ an unencrypted CD with 3000 customer records on it. Most companies simply copy confidential files to external devices and do not think of the consequences of it being lost. Over and above the loss itself, a company’s reputation can be tarnished by on-going negative publicity.

Mobility and data availability have become key factors in today’s commercial world. As a result sensitive information such as price lists, product presentations, and data sheets are stored and transported on all kinds of mobile devices such as CDs and DVDs.

Key Points:CD and DVD encryption
  • Encrypt files and folders to CDs and DVDs with no cost per burn
  • No client-side software required on recipient PC. CD contains all necessary components to auto-run
  • Powerful 256-bit FIPS 140-2 industry-leading encryption algorithm
  • CDs or DVDs can be viewed on the computer burned or on a external computer with a password
  • Very simple to do with just a few clicks and data is burned and encrypted
  • No third-party mastering or burning application is required to burn encrypted CDs or DVDs
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Document/Folder Encryption

Company data requires a high level of security and document/folders make up much of a company’s data. Documents are continuously emailed, posted on a CD, stored on an USB flash drive which, if lost or intercepted, can have negative consequences for the company and/or the individual. Document/folder encryption locks down the document or folder, stops snooping and ensures document integrity. Encrypted documents can be easily emailed, burned to disc or stored on a USB flash drive.

With document/folder level encryption you can encrypt documents of any type, including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zip, Photos and more. It protects information against being viewed or modified without your permission. The reliable and extremely secure high-grade AES algorithm is used for data encryption, a solution which has a convenient, simple-to-use interface that even the most inexperienced can use successfully.

Key Points:document encryption
  • Secures files in seconds
  • Files can be emailed, posted on disc or stored on a USB device securely
  • Simple to use
  • Prevents unauthorised access internally or externally
  • Works with all file types
  • Create hidden and encrypted folders which protect all content