Disk/File Encryption and File Deletion software?

Question

I am kind of paranoid when it comes to my computer data. I am looking for software (not free stuff) to tighten my security. So I have 2 questions that I need answered:

1.	What’s the best software on the market that encrypts disks and/or files?

2.	What’s the best software to completely delete (destroy) data from a hard drive, with out destroying the hard drive? Looking for local deleting and complete disk wipe.


Any help you can give me will greatly appreciated.

DannyBoy · Accepted Answer

Your going to hate me but the best encryption software which I use is truecrypt
This is free and open source
Check it out before you make a decision
I posted a question earlier on sofware to wipe a hard drive and was recommend to use www.dban.org

Anonymous · Answer

Hi,


You might want to try Gold Lock Desktop (from www.gold-lock.com), it is an Israeli encryption system, which encrypts your files on the fly, wipes them out from your HD, and lets you keep the key on a flash drive that you can take with you.

Basically, if the flash drive is connected, your files are accessible, if not - your files are encrypted using AES 256 Bits and can not be decrypted.

The software also encrypts emails, in case you wish to do that.

Hope it helps...

Anonymous · Answer

Just to feed you paranoia - you can't ever truly delete something from a hard drive without melting down the glass! (but what you're talking about is called 0ing (zero-ing) the drive). For doing that, try 'Evidence Eliminator'. It's supposed to be the business for doing it. You may need to re-partition the drive after you've used it though, to make Windows able to read it. hope this helps!

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