The Ultimate Disk Encryption Software For Anyone Seriously Concerned With Information Security

By Author: Exlade Software
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A computer connected to any network or left unattended from time to time is a potential candidate for an attack that can result in the theft of confidential information. The notion of "hacking" in this case can include regular scanning and copying of your files in the manual mode, as well as more intricate attacks involving spyware and special tools for hacking password-protected archives and folders.

Simply put, it means that these attacks can target absolutely all stationary workstations in a corporate network, specialized data storage centers (libraries, archives and data catalogs, backups and arrays of documents containing commercial secrets) and portable computers used by employees outside the corporate network and on the corporate premises. And this makes computers with important and secret information much more vulnerable to possible attacks, theft and loss.

Of course, you can block access to USB ports, prohibit the use of portable drives and grant access ...
... to workstations according to a strict schedule. You can also require a personal signature under the usage agreement for access to computers and laptops that will need to be turned in at the end of the shift... However, this access control system looks excessively strict and cumbersome, so it will be almost impossible to efficiently use it in a real-life company.

Cryptic Disk Ultimate Edition will help you solve the problem of data protection on any computer, be it a workstation, a data server or a laptop.

Cryptic Disk Ultimate Edition allows you to create virtual encrypted disks, encrypt entire hard drives and their specific volumes, as well as encrypt data on USB drives and Flash memory cards. Encrypted disks can be connected to the system as regular drives assigned to a randomly selected vacant drive letter or as folders on NTFS drives. The software encrypts data using the most advanced cryptographic algorithms (AES (Rijndael), Serpent, Twofish, Blowfish, CAST6) in real time and does not degrade the performance of your computer.

Not only can you save data to encrypted disks, but also use them for installing various programs, which will make launching these applications impossible until you enter the password or use unique key files created for specific disks. This will keep your email correspondence (messages in The Bat!, Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc) and logs of your IM clients (Skype, ICQ, YIM, AIM) completely confidential. For extra convenience, users can assign certain actions to drive connection/disconnection events - playback of WAV files and execution of programs and scripts (CMD Shell, Windows Scripts and PowerShell).

For extra security and protection against possible hackers' attacks, Cryptic Disk Ultimate Edition features a cascade encryption algorithm (several algorithms applied in a sequence). This approach increases the length of the encryption key from 256 to 2944 bits, thus substantially raising the level of cryptosecurity and data protection offered by the program. You can add another level of protection by using hidden encrypted disks inside existing disks (steganography) located up to three nested levels deep.

However, strong encryption is not the only ingredient of a well-protected system. You should also protect your data from possible hacking attempts using special third-party tools.

Cryptic Disk Ultimate Edition features advanced protection from brute force and dictionary-based password hacking in full compliance with the PKCS #5 v2 specification, as well as a virtual keyboard that reliably protects the passwords entered by the user from keyloggers and other spyware.

Cryptic Disk is the last program to be unloaded from the memory, which makes it possible to correctly exit all the programs using files stored on your encrypted drive and to correctly finish the work of the disk encryption software when the PC is being rebooted or shut down. You can also quickly unmount all encrypted drives using a hotkey combination of your choice.

The features described above almost completely rule out the possibility of somebody stealing your data or hacking your encrypted drives.

Cryptic Disk offers ultimate security and data-protection functionality for home and corporate use. At the same time, the software is easy to use and will be a good choice for both novices and professionals who will appreciate its unique capabilities.

Additional information can be found on the developer's official website:

http://www.exlade.com/cryptic-disk