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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Delete Files Permanently
Advanced files shredder
• completely delete sensitive files
• easily delete folders content
• built-in wiping schemes list
• wiping scheme Viewer and Editor
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Question of the day
• How to encrypt files
To encrypt file:
1. Double-click on Encryption and Decryption Pro desktop icon or tray icon to open Encryption and Decryption Pro main window.
2. Click "Tools" button and select "Encryption" item.
3. Put the radio button next to "File"
4. Select the file you want to encrypt in "File you want to encrypt" field. Note: Maximum size of the file you can encrypt is 2 GB
5. In "Save encrypted file to ..." field select where you want to save the encrypted file. You can save encrypted file with the same name or you can change its name.
6. Click the "Encrypt" button.
7. Enter password for encryption and confirm it. Attention! You have to remember it, because it will be needed for decryption.
8. Select if you want to use "Encrypt with password check confirmation" option or not and click "OK". For more information about "Encrypt with password check confirmation" option click here
9. For more security you can encrypt file multiple times. Set the necessary number of passes for multiple encryption and click 'OK'.
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HideAnyWindow - Easily hide active windows & running programs, minimize all windows, close browsers by hotkey
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Passwords security
Passwords are keys you use to access your accounts, personal information, software applications, etc. Passwords help to ensure that only authorized users access PCs, bank accounts, ISP and email accounts, etc. Password is very much like a key. It gives you access to your accounts, emails, sensitive informaiton, software, etc. But you'd be surprised just how insecure passwords can really be.
Strong passwords is an important aspect of computer and information security. Easy-to-guess passwords could seriously compromise you security and put your secure information at risk. To ensure information security you should create strong secure passwords and keep them in a safe and secure way.
Passwords security and Passwords protection
How to create secure passwords
Like most computer users, you need lots of passwords: for your computer, bank accounts, emails, Internet services. Remembering all of them is not easy. And some users use the same password for all accounts or create passwords that are easily to remember but also easily to guess or crack. A good password is one that cannot be easily guessed.
General password construction tips
These are the specific rules to which your password must conform in order to be accepted as a strong password:
1. Passwords should not be based on well-known or easily accessible personal information. You should never use personal information as a part of your password. It is very easy for others to guess things like your birthday date, mother's name, your last name, pet's name and other personal details.
2. Password length - password size does matter
Each character you add to your password length increases its security. Your passwords should be 12 or more characters in length. The more characters your password contains, the more difficult it can be to guess.
Password length is even more important than using different additional characters. E.g. if you use standard English alphabet (A-Z, a-z) and digits (0-9) - total 62 characters, increasing password length from 6 to 8 characters causes the number of possible passwords will be increased in 3844 times. While 18 additional special characters that can be used for creating passwords (total 80 characters) if password length is 6 characters, will increase the number of possible passwords only in about 4.6 times.
3. Use random combination of upper-case and lower-case letters and digits.
4. Passwords shouldn't contain dictionary and/or foreign words.
5. Regularly change your passwords. You should change your password at least every 30 - 60 days. The more important the password is, the more frequently the password should be changed. Old passwords should not be re-used for a period of 6 months.
6. Don't use the same password for different accounts.
7. You can use a passphrase as a part of password - use a sentence you can easily remember and create a password using the first letter from each word. Note: you should combine it with other measures, such as password length, upper-case and lower-case letters and digits.
8. To improve the strength of your password, you can also use look-alike substitutions of numbers or symbols such as to replace an 'l' with a '1', etc. But these substitutions can be effective when combined with all other measures.
How to generate really random passwords
There are many examples of "random" password generator programs on the Internet but many programs do not generate random characters in a way that insures strong security.
Computer programming languages include functions that can generate random numbers. Such library functions often have poor statistical properties and some will repeat patterns after only tens of thousands of trials. Library functions are often initialized based on computer's clock. Of course these library functions for generating random numbers may provide enough randomness for some simple tasks but they can't provide high-quality randomness.
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Solutions
Encryption and Decryption Pro - strong text and file encryption software for personal and professional security. Built-in advanced password generator (uses Universal Random Number Generator (URAND) algorithm to generate really secure password)
My Password Generator - advanced password generator to generate really random password. Provides an easy way to keep passwords and associated information (username, login, web site) in a safe and secure way. All your password can be encrypted using AES 256-bit key encryption.
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How to generate strong passwords and keep them safely
Password is a very important part of your information security and it should be strong. Secure password prevents unauthorized access to your computer, accounts, Internet services, etc - they guarantee safety and security of personal information.
My Password Generator - advanced password generator to generate really random password. Provides an easy way to keep passwords and associated information (username, login, web site) in a safe and secure way. All your password can be encrypted using AES 256-bit key encryption.
Password protection standards - how to keep passwords safe
The security of your password depends not only on the quality of the password you choose but also on how your keep and protect it.
1. Don't store your passwords in an obvious place that is accessible to others. E.g on your desk or in a file on your computer where it can be accessed by others. You can use special passwords protection software that allows you store passwords in a safe way using encryption technology so they can't be accessed.
2. Use different passwords for each account.
You should use different usernames and passwords for each web site and application. That way if one gets compromised, the others are still safe.
3. Regularly change your passwords.
You should change your password at least every 30 - 60 days. The more important the password is, the more frequently the password should be changed. Old passwords should not be re-used for a period of 6 months.
4. Make sure nobody see the password when you enter it.
5. Don't share your passwords with anyone.
6. Never send your password over e-mail.
7. Don't reveal a passwords over the phone to anyone.
8. Do not type passwords on computers that you do not control (e.g. Internet cafes, shared systems). Do not use these computers to check e-mails, bank balances or any other account that requires a user name and password.
9. Don't reveal your passwords to co-workers while on vacation.
10. Don't use the "Remember Password" feature.
How to remember passwords
The simplest way to remember passwords is to create passwords yourself. If you create a password yourself, you know the way it is formed, and it is easier to remember. Of course, the harder the password is, the better the security is. But such passwords are difficult to remember.
Like most computer users, you have at least half a dozen of passwords to remember - e-mail, ICQ, bank accounts, dial-up, etc. Remembering all of them is not easy. That's why some users create passwords that are easily to remember (using your birth date, dog's name, or some other obvious choice) and, unfortunately, so easily guessable, others use the same password for all websites or try storing all their passwords in one text document or write down passwords in notebook, which all is not safe. Easily guessable passwords can become a great weakness in your computer security.
If you have lots of passwords to remember, you should use special software, that helps you generate passwords, keep passwords, manage your passwords, store personal information, like credit card numbers, PIN codes, bank account number, etc.
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