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data encryption the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign governments. It is also now used increasingly by the financial industry to protect money transfers, by merchants to protect credit-card information in electronic commerce, and by corporations to secure sensitive communications of proprietary information.
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Does encryption apply only to files and not folders?
Encryption can be done on documents and files. There are also major software that support folder encryption. Try using the ones that have tried and tested like Axcrypt and Data Protecto.
Does encryption apply only to folders?
No. It may be applied to files, an individual string within a file (password for example), etc
Access denied encrypted files?
Encrypted files can only be accessed by authorized computer users who have the decryption key. Encryption is a popular technique in Information Security.
How do you encrypt a drive that does not support encryption?
You can encrypt the files/folders with password if the drive doesn't support encryption. Since drives with encryption feature are costly, you can use software to encrypt the files on drives. For example, TrueCrypt, 7 zip, Kakasoft Folder Protector are all good encryption software.
What is data encryption software used for?
"Data encryption software is used to make data transfer over the internet more secure. It will convert files into ""code"" that only someone with the ""key"" will be able to decipher."
What virus runs a program that searches for common data files compresses them and makes them unusable?
That would be an encryption. Encryptions are usually found within safe looking files and programmed macros.
Do encrypted files add a password or something?
Encryption of a file scrambles its contents so as to make it unreadable until it is decrypted. You provide the secret encryption keyword (sometimes called a password) used in the encryption process so that only you (or a person you wish to allow to read it) can later decrypt it.
Is compression a form of encryption?
No, it's not but some compressed files can be encrypted.
How can you decrypt an encrypted mp3?
Apply the encryption key to the file.
What is the purpose of Encryption Software?
File encryption is a data security featue that offers reliable and advanced protection against security threats. Any data that can be used to identify an individual, group, company, or entity should be protected against unauthorized access during creation, transmission, operations, and storage. And that can achieved through file encryption only.
Where can one find more information on folder encryption?
Folder encryption is a form of disk encryption where individual files or directories are encrypted by the file system itself. More information can be found at Microsoft.
What is a p7m file?
Files that have a .P7M extension are encrypted MIME email files which use pkcs #7 encryption standards.
