- Mar 17, 2016
- 21
Hello,
Like many users, I came to this site as a total security novice. My notion of security was maybe paying for an anti-virus product, and let that do all the thinking for me. Thanks to the helpful people at MalwareTips, I feel like I've at least graduated to Advanced Novice. Seriously, this site is a gold mine of resources for people like me, and it's all thanks to the experts here, who have great patience and empathy for the average computer user looking for some advice. I feel like I have a good handle on controlling what comes into my system, but I am still worried about what goes out.
This leads me to the subject that I am completely clueless about: encryption.
I find myself doing a lot more online shopping and banking these days. Cloud storage is increasing in popularity. I can have the most secure system possible at home, but how can I be sure that once my data leaves my protection, that it stays private and secure?
- How does a user include encryption into their security setup?
- At what level is it necessary? At the file level? System level?
- How do I protect my uploaded files once they are sent to the "cloud" (i.e. someone else's computer)?
- Are there reliable, trustworthy encryption programs out there?
- How do you implement encryption into your security setup?
I'm sure there are more questions I could ask. I did a search on the topic, but it's such a broad subject that there are more hits than I could read through. I'm hoping this can serve as a starting point for MalwareTips newcomers.
Thanks.
Like many users, I came to this site as a total security novice. My notion of security was maybe paying for an anti-virus product, and let that do all the thinking for me. Thanks to the helpful people at MalwareTips, I feel like I've at least graduated to Advanced Novice. Seriously, this site is a gold mine of resources for people like me, and it's all thanks to the experts here, who have great patience and empathy for the average computer user looking for some advice. I feel like I have a good handle on controlling what comes into my system, but I am still worried about what goes out.
This leads me to the subject that I am completely clueless about: encryption.
I find myself doing a lot more online shopping and banking these days. Cloud storage is increasing in popularity. I can have the most secure system possible at home, but how can I be sure that once my data leaves my protection, that it stays private and secure?
- How does a user include encryption into their security setup?
- At what level is it necessary? At the file level? System level?
- How do I protect my uploaded files once they are sent to the "cloud" (i.e. someone else's computer)?
- Are there reliable, trustworthy encryption programs out there?
- How do you implement encryption into your security setup?
I'm sure there are more questions I could ask. I did a search on the topic, but it's such a broad subject that there are more hits than I could read through. I'm hoping this can serve as a starting point for MalwareTips newcomers.
Thanks.