File security can be a major issue as we have found out of late. Recently in the UK the government have misplaced data relating to everything from personal & bank details of people claiming state benefits to CDs containing information on troops abroad. A simple solution to these issues would have been to encrypt the files containted on these CD Roms so that the data could not be freely accessed by anyone who found them. Data encryption may sound like something that only experts can do but that is definately not the case. Not anymore. I recently came across this product called Folder Lock, it is a Windows XP/Vista based program that allows you to password protect folders in a very simple and easy to use sort of way.
The software has many benefits including:
- On-the-fly 256-bit AES encryption (military standard) for data security.
- All Important files & folders protected in one place for easy backup.
- Folder Lock offers full portability. Save your Lockers in CD/DVD or USB Drives.
- Lockers are transferable and can be emailed or uploaded.
- Lockers are undeletable on the PC where Folder Lock is installed. Deletion requires you to login into Folder Lock.
Password protection has never been so simple, but don’t let the simplicity but you off how powerful this encryption can be, it is even used by NASA.
Visit the official site at www.newsoftwares.net/folderlock to download Folder Lock
I gave it a shot, and that’s a downright decent program. It’s faster than most, and I like the concept of the portable lockers.