Encryption

I have a dell xps 1333 latop. It has dell data encryption tool on it. I typed the password in wrong 3 times and it locked me out. I called dell and they weren't any help. Anyone have an ideas on how to get back in?

Hey, I need help with programming this certain bit of code. I literally just started using Python a few months ago and am a novice at this. This is the description of the challenge: A more secure method of encryption would be to use a keyword. A keyword is the information needed in order to...

why don't AV suites include keystroke encryption, something like keyscrambler? Is it ineffective, or does it have a negative impact on the system? I have kaspersky total security 2016 installed on a windows 10 x64 machine. I also have keyscrambler free version installed. should I uninstall it...

How would I go about encrypting my traffic from my pc to the wifi router so that my search terms and traffic can't be read in case of man in the middle attack? Basically I see that my pc's name, and IP are monitored on the router, which I don't mind, I however don't want my traffic left for...

Hello, we have four laptops in the office from previous employees and they left encryption on laptops. We would like to reformat these and provide to our replacement employees. Could we just format the HD? It asks at boot up? Or are these useless and we have to order new ones?

I'm looking for a good password vault program for my mother to use. I'm looking for something that has good encryption for the stored passwords, can automatically log you into web sites, and does NOT have a subscription. Free of course would be preferred but a one-time payment for something that...

This is one depressing headline to see, as security enthusiast- The World’s Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke Feel free to discuss. Personally, I'm just going to cross my fingers on some funding. I can't even afford an apartment, let alone donate to help the best...

I am wondering if there are any risks I should know about. I just encrypted my entire brand new Corsair Go and I am wondering if this will be ok? If I shouldn't do this, the way to unencrypt and "restart" would be to erase the entire disk ? Thanks !

Hi everyone. Haven't created an account here yet, but will do that soon. I've used these forums a lot in the past, but never made a post till now. I wish my first post here was more helpful. So here's the situation I have gotten myself into. My HDD is fully encrypted with TrueCrypt, v7.1a with...

I encrypted my windows 7 partition using a usb as key and then also encrypted the usb and the recovery key for windows 7 is in the usb itself. I only have the encryption password I entered while encrypting usb and windows 7. I have Ubuntu installed on a separate partition. What can I do? If I...

I was looking at this website here http://encryption-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ I see all these different encryption software. Besides ease of use ect whats the difference between the different types of encryption? for example the different bit sizes and names. Also is there a way to...

I want to encrypt the drives on my new Alienware X51 to protect me in the event of theft like I do on all my Mac's using Filevault. I decided not to go with 8.1 Pro for the moment because I'm hoping there might be a deal to get Windows 10 Pro cheaper than 8.1 Pro currently is at the launch of...

I have purchased a WD Ultra 2Tb external HDD for backups. This has a single NTFS partitition. WD also gives it's own encryption software which I do not plan to use. I was already doing backups on another 500Gb HDD which was having a 200Gb encrypted TrueCrypt partition (apart from another 300Gb...

A recently discovered (and already patched) flaw in Blackphone's Silent Text app would have let attackers snoop on messages, and more. Serious Blackphone Flaw Let Attackers Decrypt Messages : Read more

I wan't to be able to jot down some notes, user names and passwords in my iphone/ipad and store them safely....I'm not really worried about some industrial espionage...just more geeking out on it. My question is this: In getting an app, installing on my phone what prevents the maker of the app...

The British Prime Minster wants to ban any encryption that can't be accessed by the country's security agencies. British Prime Minister Wants to Ban Secure Messaging : Read more

I tried to encrypt the whole disk using system partition creation tool. When I tried creating the rescue disc Windows gave me an 8004005 error when it tried to verify the burn. I tried another disc and got the same error. So, I tried a 3rd Party burning program called ImgBurn. This time I chose...

I am trying to work on a wireless backup scheme (yes it is technically my new years resolution). I want a way to backup my data to another computer encrypted (before it leaves). I am not exactly sure how to do this. I do not have bitlocker and I am hoping to do this for as little money as...

The latest form of encrypting ransomware holds victims' computer files for ransom -- but offers to unlock one 'hostage' file for free. New Ransomware Lets One File Go Free, Then Wants Cash : Read more

FBI Director James Comey told a Washington audience that the privacy features of Android and iOS devices would let criminals go free. FBI Head: Apple, Google Encryption Leads to 'Dark Place' : Read more

Then I cannot enter @ into the password line? Im at a loss here and would love some help! Thanks

i wondered if the sandisk aes encryption usb are any different then running sme other form of encryption software for thumb drives not sure what but sandisk has secure access software does this make there sticks different then the rest is there some sort of extra aes component these things have...

Okay first of all, please don't say "Truecrypt is dead, not secure" or any of that. I know about the situation, and I am perfectly happy using an application that I've used for years. I don't believe it just suddenly became insecure. That said, here is my problem. First, my system: Gigabyte...

I am looking for a free encryption software to secure a USB thumb/flash drive. I don't really care how long it takes to encrypt, I just want something that is free and, most importantly, secure. Thanks :)

Email sent to and from iCloud servers just got more secure, as Apple has started in-transit message encryption. Apple Starts Encrypting All iCloud Email : Read more

Invisible.im is designed to be an anonymous, encrypted messaging platform for journalists and sources looking to communicate securely. Invisible.im Messenger to Leave No Data Behind : Read more

It appears I've been a bit of a lummox. I recently installed Cryptophane (the cryptophane 0.70 - gnupg 1.4.2 combined exe installer version), generated a key, made a fancy long password for it and encrypted a file. Then I re-installed windows (7), and installed cryptophane again. I assumed that...

I'm looking for a high end gaming laptop with the best GeForce GPU possible that also supports the ATA disk password command in the BIOS, making it possible to use FDE on an SSD. The problem is many notebook motherboards seem to lack the TPM chip and/or the BIOS support; those that do have it...

I had a lot of pictures saved on my sd card in my Galaxy S3. I had encrypted the sd card just to be safe. I had to restore my phone to a previous backup. This backup image was from Samsung's previous image of my phone. My phone, after I restored it, still had my wallpaper, all my apps, all my...

Hey, I got a customer's computer and they gave me the wrong sign-in information, they have an encryption safety program installed called 'Afaria,' which is giving me a 'Challenge Code' to get into the machine. I've been able to find virtually nothing about this Via Google, was wondering if...

Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite have some built-in encryption features. Here's how to use them. How to Encrypt Files on Windows : Read more

Hello community, I am looking forwards to encrypt my 1TB external hard drive, using Truecrypt. Right now I am formating my external hard drive, so using this time to ask a question. I am planning to use either AES or AES-Twofish encryption, with Whirlpool as hash. Is AES secure enough? I am not...

The NSA can't crack the Tor anonymizing Internet protocol, according to documents newly released by The Guardian. NSA Has Trouble with Tor, Snowden Documents Show : Read more

Anonymity is never certain, but you can stack the odds in your favor. Beat the FBI: How to Send Anonymous Email Without Getting Caught : Read more

Trust the safe, not the people moving it Why You Need to Use Encrypted Email : Read more

Hidden meaning behind random characters. Encryption: What It Is, and How It Works for You : Read more

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How the spy agency infected every corner of the Internet. Why the Latest NSA Leak Is the Scariest of All : Read more

Hello, I want to make my system as secure as possible (doing sensitive work online). I think a lot of these steps should be standard for everyone, any additional ways to securely thrive online are appreciated, I will be implementing most of these, I hope they do not become too much of an...

I am trying to research the best way to protect jpg files. I am conducting a research program whereby archival records are photographed for consultation outside the archives. I am required to explain how I will protect these files as they contain personal and private information. Any thoughts or...

Service will be raid-proof through implementation of an "Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm". Kim Dotcom Announces Megaupload Successor: Mega : Read more

Anyone know what the best data encryption software is that is offered for free? Thanks!

Hi, can anyone help with this problem. I had an encrypted folder and by mistake copies some files into the same. but somehow this has erased the current content while the folder was encrypted. is there anyway i can recover these files??? regards DG

I have a roommate that I allow to use my computer for school since he doesn't have one. He has since moved out after I caught him stealing money from me. So, yesterday I found two documents on my computer that I have never seen before. Documents that were put there by my roommate. He has...

Hello, i m using software named " folder encryption fairy v 3.8 " now dis software is not decrypting the folder... can anybody help me..

Google is quietly dropping support for some cryptographic functions that are not considered secure anymore. Google Ups Chrome's Encryption Security : Read more

Is it possible to develope DES (Data Encryption Standars )using cuda? If yes.How??

Hi I'm new to this encryption thing. I have downloaded TrueCrypt 7.0; it's fairly simple to use. I created a TrueCrypt volume container - a kind of file - which can mounted as a virtual drive. The issues I have with TrueCrypt volume container encryption are: 1: anyone can delete the container...

I'm not sure which category to put his under, but it is software related. I have an external hard drive. I want to put a password on the drive so that I am the only one who can access it. I don't want to lose any performance by encrypting, so here are the options I am thinking of. I don't know...

If you use a 128 bit, 256 bit, ect... encryption but only have a password that is, say, 20 characters long, doesn't that mean that in order to decrypt a system, an attack should be launched at a password? If this is the case, why does bit length matter?

1. Open the file w.pdf to read. You are to write a series of statements that computes the number of bytes in w.pdf and in a printf statement output the number of bytes in the file w.pdf. 2. Open a file new.pdf to write. You need to read each character from w.pdf and write to new.pdf 3. Declare...

The connection is made. Hacker Cracks GSM Cell Phone 64-bit Encryption : Read more

What recommended encryption software solution? And backup or sync solution? My scenario: I currently have a desktop, laptop and will soon get a NAS and netbook. I will have one dedicated SSD hard drive for my OS then 2 extra hard drives operating together as a RAID on my desktop and another 2...

A peeping tom escapes long-term jail time thanks to data encryption. Encryption Saves Peeping Tom From Jail : Read more

Two Japanese scientists have figured out a way to crack WPA encryption in sixty seconds. WPA Encryption Cracked in One Minute : Read more

I'm looking for a good program that will let me encrypt a single folder, so that you have to enter a password to view the files inside it/ decrypt it. I'm looking for something that won't slow down the accessing of folders and files that much, and that works well across windows xp, vista, 7...

Things aren't so safe in your iPhone. Let's hope you don't have super secret sensitive data on it. iPhone 3GS Encryption Said to be 'Useless' : Read more

The only encryption software I know of are actually WinZip and WinRAR, which both feature AES-level encryption when you place a password on a ZIP or RAR. But can anyone suggest a more straightforward file encryption app?

Hi I'm looking for a way to password-protect some of my files and folders. What'd be a good way to do this? Point is, I'd like to avoid methods that require extracting the files prior using. Also, I'd like for the method to work in windows, linux and mac. Any good tools for this?

Archived from groups: alt.video.satellite.4dtv (More info?) Does anybody know what is going on with the Denver 5 channels on W7? As of 3-31-05,when I tuned there,they were ITC! I am paying for those channels........it kind of "frosts" me that they are GIVING AWAY the signal,when my service...