What is encryption software and what does it do?
Last Updated 2009/07/08 Like secret codes for messages, whole disk encryption software – such as Check Point FDE – garbles information stored on computers. A password (or key) un-garbles or decrypts the information. If your computer is lost or stolen with active encryption, information on the computer will not be readable without the password. Check Point FDE uses encryption to protect data on the entire disk, regardless of where it is actually stored on the disk. Some other encryption solutions, including Microsoft EFS and Apple’s FileVault may be limited to user profiles and folders and do not actually encrypt the contents of the entire disk.
Whole disk encryption software – like Pointsec for PC – garbles information stored on computers so that it cannot be understood if accessed without using the password (or key) that you use to un-garble (or decrypt) the information. If your computer is lost or stolen and you have encryption activated, information on the computer will not be readable by individuals who try to access it.
