Unencrypted data is at risk - whether it’s business or personal: Hackers can gain access to your hard drive via the Internet. Work colleagues can take a peek at your data during their lunch hour.
You leave your laptop on the train.
Hard drives with confidential data are stolen during a break-in. Another person using your PC accidentally opens private documents. You are worried about transporting confidential data.
Deleted data is not really gone. It can be recreated with certain programs - even old data traces on your hard drive. While your PC is being repaired, your confidential data should be inaccessible.
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