RE: Protect folder data.

["Vince Hillier" <vdh () plutonium homeunix com>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony - CIA;CISA;CDP;CPA;MBA [mailto:tony572000 () hotmail com]
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:00 PM
> To: SECURITY-BASICS () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> Subject: Protect folder data.
>
> Hi,
>
> I have some highly confidential data that I frequently access on in a
> folder
> that is on my desktop computer (ie win2k).  I want to make sure no one but
> me will able to see this data.  Does anyone know of any freeware\shareware
> that will 1) en-crypt the data in the folder and/or  2) require a password
> to open up the folder?  I need to make sure a person like our lan admin or
> desk top support person can not figure out a way to get to the data.
>
> Tony CIA,CISA,CDP,MBA


Try pgp, http://www.pgp.com, Mcafee also has some encryption utilities.

I would go with actually encrypting the data, as most of the folder control are easily circumvented, especially when 
the person you are hiding it from has higher access rights then you on the system.

Vince Hillier
vdh () plutonium homeunix com
http://plutonium.homeunix.com

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