Articles tagged: truecrypt
How Do I Back Up an Encrypted Container?
Backing up is critical, but exactly how you back up your encrypted container data depends on how secure your backups are.
What Happened to TrueCrypt and What Do I Use Instead?
The TrueCrypt project was suddenly and without warning shut down. I’ll look at a little of the history and what you should use instead.
BoxCryptor: Secure Your Data in the Cloud
Many online cloud storage providers encrypt your data — which means they can decrypt it themselves. BoxCryptor is a great solution to ensure that your online data remains private, regardless of how it’s stored.
VeraCrypt: Free Open Source Industrial Strength Encryption
VeraCrypt provides a solution for encrypting sensitive data — everything from portable, mountable volumes to entire hard disks.
How Do I Back Up LastPass?
It’s important to back up LastPass, because unexpected things happen. What you do with that backup, however, is critical.
BoxCryptor, TrueCrypt, LastPass … Oh My!
BoxCryptor, TrueCrypt, and LastPass all have had issues appear in recent weeks. I’ll review what those are, whether to panic, and how I’m looking forward.
What happens when applications die?
It pays to prepare for, or at least think about, the day that the application on which you rely stops working or is no longer supported. In some cases preparations are simple. In other cases it may have you consider alternative applications.
Should I Defrag TrueCrypt?
TrueCrypt creates a virtual disk drive within a file. As a result, defragging it makes some sense.
Is application-provided encryption secure?
Lots of people keep their passwords and sensitive information in documents or spreadsheets sporting a password. Is that really safe?
TrueCrypt – Free Open Source Industrial Strength Encryption
TrueCrypt provides a solution for encrypting sensitive data – everything from portable, mountable volumes to entire hard disks.