Encryption is a key defense mechanism in your arsenal of defenses to counter attacks and data breaches. Encryption turns easily read plain text data into a format called ciphertext. Ciphertext cannot be read without the means to decode it back to plain text. Data is encrypted using a cryptosystem – An algorithm (mathematical function)
Encryption is a relatively quick step to take in order to secure your data and information on your laptop from the threat of being stolen. It can aid us all in the fight against cyber-crime and cyber-theft. The biggest companies and the least tech-savvy person can use it to their advantage if they want to
Information theft in the headlines. Over the past few of years, high profile Irish companies such as Bord Gais, Eircom and Meteor have all hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after stolen laptops were found to have contained important confidential information. Details of over 900 Bord Gáis employees were lost in one theft this