Safeguarding Information with Data Encryption
Safeguarding your data is paramount in today’s digital landscape. Imagine your laptop gets stolen during your commute to work. With physical access to the stolen device, the thief has numerous ways to attempt to access sensitive information you may have stored on the laptop.
They could attempt a brute-force attack to log in to your computer, or maybe they looked over your shoulder when you logged in and noted that you used an easy-to-remember password. Being able to log in to the physical computer is the easiest, but let’s assume you did use a complex password and were cautious not to allow someone to see your password while you typed. The thief could easily remove the hard drive from the computer and attach it to another computer, bypassing the password protection your computer provides. Disk encryption can protect you from this scenario.
This chapter explores essential data protection strategies in Ubuntu, ranging...
