First he copies the software code (carmakers don't encrypt it) and loads it into a PC database.
Coupled with a security chip to encrypt data, it promises to transform a wide range of consumer experiences from simple ticketing to the Holy Grail of replacing your cash and payment cards with just your smartphone.
Simply choose the amount of capacity you want to encrypt, and access it with a custom password.
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For example, you may choose to encrypt the data so if it moves away from the data center to the cloud, you have an extra layer of security.
The FCC responded by releasing new rules on Friday and while cable operators will be able allowed to encrypt all their channels, it isn't without a few strings.
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Dropcam utilizes bank-level security to encrypt all video and stores it securely offsite in the cloud so users can rest assured that they are the only one with access their video.
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It sought to encrypt data traffic between the laptop and the access point, but did so in a way that was later found to be so inadequate that someone with relatively little technical knowledge could break the encryption scheme and eavesdrop on traffic.
One scenario is if a person doesn't encrypt their wireless connection, leaving it open to a neighbor or malicious hacker that swaps illegal files.
Since this was a classified mission for the Department of Defense (you know, to handle super secret military stuff), the shuttle's crew was forced to encrypt the images of the damaged tiles it sent back to NASA, which lowered the resolution of the images enough that the ground crew wrote off the damage as a trick of the light.
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In fact, the best approach is to encrypt information as quickly as possible and keep it encrypted for as long as possible until it is actually needed, an approach sometimes called end-to-end encryption.
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Storing all its data in four centralized centers also allows the law firm to encrypt and better secure its data, as well as recover it in an emergency.
Google must create a video for YouTube explaining how people can easily encrypt their data on their wireless networks and run a daily online ad promoting it for two years.
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After downloading software from its Web site and activating the chip, it can be used to set up passwords for individual files as well as to encrypt selected files.
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