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Poll: Do you use encryption software to safeguard your data?

May 15, 2015 9:17AM PDT

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Only with Quicken
May 15, 2015 10:28AM PDT

The only thing I have encrypted is my Quicken data which is encrypted by Quicken automatically. I do have both hardware and software firewalls, and don't share any folders with sensitive data. This is on my home systems. If I had business data on my computers, that would be a different story, but for all my data except Quicken, there's no real need. I keep all my financial info off of my laptop.

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Safehouse Professional
May 15, 2015 11:45PM PDT

I keep financial and medical records on an encrypted pseudo-disk. Safehouse lets me set up a highly encrypted (>>256 bit) large file -- I use 5 gb -- and treat it like another drive. I put financial and medical records on the encrypted drive. and open it when I need access to one of my files.

I also use LastPass as a password manager.

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Password Encription
May 16, 2015 5:45AM PDT

I have a spreadsheet stored in the cloud for my site log-in ids and their related passwords.

It is saved as an encripted, password-protected Excel Spreadsheet. This way, I have only one more complex password to remember, especially for all those less commonly used websites, which all seem to have different rules.

For generic sites like the electric bill, etc. I let the computer remember the passwords.

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I use whole disk encryption. and secondary drives
May 17, 2015 2:52AM PDT

I use software to do whole disk encryption on the laptop ANY TIME IT IS OFFSITE . I upgraded the disk hardware to speed up the process. 5400 rpm to a SSD and such, so the hit is not as bad. I use a 128 key. The docking station at home has several smaller USB 3 drives attached and when not in use, they are ejected and are thus totally offline. For on the road, I keep a USB 128 key as a side drive and use the cloud quite a bit. A bit slow on boot and shut down, but not bad while working.

Anything I truly value is copied to the cloud for backup.

Seems to be a good balancing act so far..

Richard Clapp Jr
Central Ohio