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FileWard DES: Encrypt/Decrypt & Create Checksum For Files, Folders & Clipboard Content [Mac]

Encrypting files or folders on Mac isn’t as easy as you would expect. If you often encrypt folders to ensure your data is always safe should it fall into the wrong hands, and remains inaccessible for as long as possible, then FileWard DES is a free Mac app that might be extremely useful for you. [...] (more…)

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TXTcrypt: Encrypt Private Text Messages Before Sending Them [Mac]

If you enjoyed making up your own language as a kid and using it in front of your parents to make them think you were up to something, and for some reason, haven’t outgrown this fascination, it might appeal to you to code the messages you send. Whether this, or because your life’s circumstances are [...] (more…)

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CryptoDock: Free Encryption Tool, Allows Setting A Unique Decryption Key For Each File [Mac]

Mac apps, or rather, good Mac apps, being dominated by a price tag is quite common, so much so that at times, it becomes hard to find a good app that can protect your files. Since protecting folders on a Mac is no easy job, most users will look for a quick and simple encryption [...] (more…)

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MTE Locker: Password Protect Files/ Folders & Create Encrypted Archives

If your computer contains sensitive files, you can protect them using the default Windows user protection or other PC locking software. It will lock down your entire computer, and anyone without a password will not be able to access it. However, if you have to share your computer a lot, telling your password to other [...] (more…)

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Black SMS: Encrypt Text Messages On iPhone Without Jailbreaking

Whenever an iOS users words like theming, encryption and tweaks, it is usually assumed that only people with jailbroken iDevices can enjoy such things. So, it is always a pleasant surprise when an alternative to such features comes for users who don’t have access to the Cydia store. Black SMS is one such iPhone app, [...] (more…)

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Encrypt Data, Generate File Hash, Securely Delete Files & Encode Text Using WinAES

Encrypting files to prevent unauthorized access and external data theft attacks can be achieved using a number of file encryption software, which allow users to choose an encryption algorithm and encrypt  key to secure the specified files. Like Mac OS X, Windows 7 also enables you to encrypt files across the disk partitions to ensure [...] (more…)

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Safebox: Encrypt Files Before Uploading Them To A Cloud Service [Mac]

Dropbox is essentially a great service; cloud storage and cross platform sync sum up what makes it so useful. If you aren’t a fan of Dropbox, you might like one of the other and equally popular cloud storage services like SkyDrive, SugarSync, Box etc. Safebox is a free Mac app that compliments Dropbox and other [...] (more…)

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Dashlane Is Your Personal Internet Assistant, An Alternative To LastPass

When it comes to selecting a personal information and account password manager, there are numerous applications available at your disposal. For most users, who want a powerful, as well as simple, online password manager, LastPass is the obvious choice, while others keep their personal info and account credentials secured from external attacks using KeePass and 1Password. [...] (more…)

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Encoding Decoding: Quickly Encrypt/Decrypt & Password Protect Files

Encoding Decoding is an encryption software, which provides a dead simple mechanism for encoding files, i.e., by dragging them to the applications interface and entering a password for them. This easy to use application makes it possible to quickly secure your important files, to protect them from unauthorized access. Furthermore, it does not replace the input [...] (more…)

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DFIncBackup: Backup Tool With File Mask, Schedule, Encrypt & Compress Features

DFIncBackup is a powerful file backup utility for Windows that enables users to create highly customizable backup tasks and run them simultaneously. Supporting local and remote locations, the application can create backups in highly compressed and encrypted ZIP archive containers to prevent unauthorized usage from any external source. Moreover, the application presents an overly simple [...] (more…)

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Split, Join And Encrypt Files With Khayalan File Splitter and Joiner

Khayalan File Splitter and Joiner (KFSJ), as the name suggests, is an application for splitting and joining files. Other than providing file splitting and joining features, it comes with additional options that are not found in conventional applications of its kind, e.g., it  enables comparing two different files by their checksum or size. KFSJ can [...] (more…)

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inCrypto Lets You Generate Hash Values And Encode & Encrypt Text

Previously, we have covered a lot of tools, such as SFV Ninja, FileAlyzer and HashSlash, to generate and compare hash values of files to verify their integrity. We have also covered text encryption tools like Cryptographic Text Converter, Ncode.ME and scrambled-egg, that allow you to encrypt text before sending it to someone else. inCrypto is [...] (more…)

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Ocster Backup: Backup Files & Folders Even When They Are In Use

Backup of important data can act as a lifesaver in case of, say, a hard disk crash. The problem with most backup applications is that they don’t let you backup files and folders if they are in use. Ocster Backup is a backup and restore utility that takes care of this problem. It lets you [...] (more…)

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Encode Messages & Valuable Text Inside Images Using Cipher Image Free

Transferring sensitive information from one place to another without compromising the privacy of data is a tricky business in the current world, where not even your account statements are safe from hacker groups and privy individuals. Hiding information inside images, Steganography, is a rather safe method for transferring sensitive data. Cipher Image Free is a tool [...] (more…)

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How To Encrypt Ubuntu Home Folder From Command Line Using eCryptfs

Drive encryption is meant to secure your hard drive in case your computer is stolen or compromised with critical information in it, such as bank account credentials, credit card or social security number. During the installation of Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, an option is provided to encrypt the Home folder to secure your files and [...] (more…)