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Re: Windows Encryption Software

  • From: William Herrin
  • Date: Thu Dec 09 20:21:18 2010

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Brandon Kim <brandon.kim@brandontek.com> wrote:
> I want to know if there's software out there that will encrypt files on win2k3, winxp, win7, so that if someone
> decides to steal the computer and plug the harddrive into a USB external case, they won't be able to read the files
> on the harddrive.

Save yourself some grief and buy a self-encrypting disk (SED) instead.
OS transparent so you won't have the endemic problems with oops it no
longer boots and I can't just boot a live cd and access my business
critical data.

-Bill


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