How to Secure Your Data

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Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

A fast moving moderated discussion on data safety, involving everyone. Times approximate.

Topics to cover:

File Encryption (10 Minutes)

Encrypting Any file: Axcrypt, Aescrypt, etc.
Using PDF to encrypt documents

Email Encryption (5 Minutes) Folder or Multifile Encryption (10 minutes)

Truecrypt Files / Mounted drives
Other proprietary

Full Disk Encryption (10 minutes)

TrueCrypt
Microsoft BitLocker (Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise)
Hardware from Manufacturer / Bios

Backup encryption (15 minutes)

Online backups
    Encrypted with THEIR Key
    Encrypted with YOUR key
Local Backups
Image Backups

Factors to consider (10 minutes)

Passwords
Hash technology
Salt
Iterations
Problems created by bypassing 2 factor authentication
Multiple algorithms

Presented by Steve Shank, of Oregon Computer Solutions, who will moderate the group discussion.