October 29, 2005 05:40 PM
Encrypt that flash drive
A flash drive has been a convenient tool that I have with me at all times. I happen to have many important documents scanned into PDF format, but obviously I wanted to protect them as much as possible. So I did some research and found a very useful tool for protecting flash drives: Truecrypt.
Truecrypt is an open-source solution that encrypts any file volumes, including removable flash drives. I had it also set up to mount the volume automatically once the flash drive is inserted. There are several different encryption algorythms, and it seems to work very well.
If you are looking for something to safeguard your files, Truecrypt is a good option.
Posted by leo at October 29, 2005 05:40 PM
This is an excellent recommendation. Trucrypt seems to be for Windows and Linux environments. Mac OSX users can use the built-in Disk Utility to do the same thing:
Start up Disk Utility (it's located in the Utilities folder withn the Applications folder). Click "New Image" and the pop-down menu allows you to set the name, location, and size of the virtual disk you are creating. Be sure to turn the encryption on. Give it a good secure password.
This will create a virtual disk that you can use to keep your most useful/sensitive files. So you can keep your working files on your flash drive without fear of compromising patient confidentiality.
Posted by: mike at November 9, 2005 10:13 AM
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