How to keep your Memory Stick data safe

Subject : Encrypting (keeping safe) data in Memory sticks
Purpose : To secure the data that you stored in Memory sticks in case of loss or theft of these USB flash drive or hard drive.
Provider : TRUECRYPT
Requirements : Not Required
Price: Free
Complexity : Easy
Initial set up : Not Required
Updates : Required when you want to increase the safety Level
Useful To : Every one
Techieszone suggest : Every computer user or Flash disk users definitely at some point will store personal info in their disks. To avoid others to steel this info the TRUECRYPT will makes easier your work. So Techies zone marked it as must have software.

Description : As per the International Cyb er security surveys, 15% of the computer users store their all personal information, like phone numbers, Credit Card Numbers, Bank password, Date of births in USB Memory sticks or computers. If some one has stolen these devices means then you have to face all the damages happens because of this.

Also there will be some situations that you have store some of your stuff and you dont want to see other this stuff with out your permission. Of course there are many free or paid software's are available in market to keep a password for your folder.But the problem with those software's is, all those passwords will be stored some where in your computer and than can be recoverable by any cracking stuff.

This TRUCRYPT doesn't store any of your passwords in the system and takes millions of years to crack your passwords. using this soft you can get the following additional features.

• Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
• Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
• Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written as fast as if the drive was not encrypted.
• Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system.
• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS.

Added to above main features to use any of your docs of file you no need to do decrypt all the time. You just need to correct password that's it, now you can work on your stuff as you worked before using this soft. You can play the video files directly with out decrypting. Also The entire file system within a TrueCrypt volume is encrypted including file names, folder names, and contents of every file. And it is possible to boot Windows installed in a hidden TrueCrypt volume. For more information please read the TRUECRYPT FAQ Page