Encrypt Your Hard Drive
Hard drive encryption protects your data.
More frequently than I wish, I hear from customers who have had a notebook computer stolen. The typical request is similar to,
“My laptop was stolen. Do I need to repurchase the software I bought from Wheatworks for my new computer?”
My answer is, “no”. In fact, I send a download link and generate a new user name/license key combination and then disable the previous license key.
The greater issue to me is not the loss of one of Wheatworks’ financial calculators. The greater issue is the loss of all the data on a customer’s hard drive. And unfortunately, most people still do not encrypt their hard drives or even important files on the hard drive.
So, in addition to providing a new download link, user name and license key for the Wheatworks Software product our customer lost on their stolen computer, I’ve also started sending information about TrueCrypt.
In my opinion, TrueCrypt continues to be the best drive encryption I’ve found. It is easily installed, doesn’t slow a system down, doesn’t interfere with the use of the computer (aside from requiring the user to enter a password when the computer is turned on) and it is free. I can think of no reason for any person to use a notebook computer (or desktop in many environments) without using TrueCrypt. http://www.truecrypt.org … I’ve used it for years.
Note: this is not in any way paid advertising for TrueCrypt. The folks at TrueCrypt.org have probably never heard of me or Wheatworks. Their product is so good at securing a hard drive that I’m telling you about it in the same way I’d tell you to buckle your seat belt. TrueCrypt is great, free protection for you.
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