Data Encryption by Matt Peterson
Computers give us a remarkable amount of convenience. With one machine, we can send mail and pictures to friends, go shopping, pay bills, make appointments and confirm any number of different pieces of information in our lives. But all of this convenience can be horribly misused in the case of... With the myriad of data encryption options currently available, even the private home user can take steps to protect vital information. ... Portability – if you have a lot of data on USB flash drives or portable hard drives, portable data encryption is an ideal solution to ensure that your data...

Who Is Minding Your Sensitive Data? by Cavyl Stewart
Stealing company information used to be the specialty of spies and conspirators. It was something that only happened to the most powerful of corporations and branches of government. Nowadays, stealing data is commonplace and anyone can become a victim at any time. ... So it makes sense that 128-bit encryption software is more secure than 56-bit encryption software. ... Whether you need to protect your e-commerce website, your email, your business data or that of your clients, be sure you use encryption software.

Brief Explanation of Digital Signal Processing, Compression, Encryption, and File Translation by O G Popa
It happens that many people have no idea what Digital Signal Processing means, although they hear more and more often these words, today. Considering the name, Digital Signal Processing, people are lead towards thinking that this procedure deals with digital signals. ... This information is very important, because it helps us to convert our series of integers into a mathematically encrypted structure, by means of a software compression/encryption “key”. ... This last type of data grouping allows for another level of information compressing; however, in order to change from one file format...

Don't Steal My Information! by Jeff Casmer
It’s important to take the precautions to protect you and your products from information theft these days, because it’s getting easier and easier for people to share digital products. Information theft is a type of computer security risk and it’s defined as stealing an individual’s personal or... A lot of web browsers use encryption that is regarded as 40 bit encryption, and this is a very low level. ... However, to protect information on the Internet and on networks, companies use a handful of encryption methods.

Wireless Access Point Scanning Software by Eric Meyer
Wireless access point scanning software can mean one or two Things. first it could mean that you are trying to find wireless access points on a LAN to find their IP address. This can be used when you start a new job and you want to get a quick handle on if any one has wireless access points on... All this software will do is tell you the above information and signal strength Kismet and Airsnort – These fall into the wireless “sniffers” category, which are used to collect packets from wireless transmissions.

Online Banking Security - The Number One Priority by Bruce Walls
Whenever a bank issues a security threat to its customers, other banks seem to suffer a drop in Internet traffic and account usage, too. This is not because people don't trust the other banks, it's because customers are reminded of how susceptible they are to fraud. ... They might tell you how they have the latest in encryption software so that no hackers can steal passwords or any other information you send. ... Banks use a combination of hardware and software encryption devices to protect access to your accounts and personal details.

Check Printing Software by Jason Gluckman
Check printing software is a computer program or programs that can easily create and print beautiful checks simply by entering the desired data into the blank fields in the computer program. Check printing software restructures and simplifies a company’s payment process by printing checks,... Almost all check printing software have features like password protection, check preview, encryption. ... Check printing software use simple graphical user interface for set-up and operation, which can be reconfigured any time.

Is Your Data Encryption Really Secure by Darren Miller
There are various types and methods of data encryption. Some of the most popular forms of data encryption include single file encryption, folder encryption, volume encryption, whole disk encryption, and of course email encryption. The Windows XP operating system has the ability to perform file... There are many options with regard to data encryption; Windows XP native file and folder encryption, open source encryption solutions, or commercial encryption solutions such as PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).

How to Secure Your Wireless Network by Debbie Jacobsen
If you use a wireless network, chances are good it is not secure. If you don’t make some important configuration changes on your wireless router after installing it, your wireless network is wide open to hackers, curious neighbors and people who would rather use your broadband internet service... Once you set up encryption on your wireless router, write down the method you are using as well as the key (a long string of cryptic-looking characters), because you will need this to set up encryption on each of your computers that will use the wireless network.

Secure File Transfers by Alison Cole
The insecure nature by which data is transferred through a network between an FTP server and a client computer has made it necessary to create software that can make the transfer more secure. Given the importance of the information that is transferred among large companies, which involves large... The information on this software is not “transferred,” so as not to be seen by others; rather it is used to protect the information while the transfer is being done. ... Other software also provides encryption technology as to further secure the information and to prevent others from viewing the...