| In recent years, there have been numerous reports of | | | | computer's hard drive. |
| confidential data being exposed through lost USB | | | | Rohos Mini Drive |
| drives. These reports have brought the problem of | | | | Rohos Mini Drive is a free program that allows you to |
| USB security to light. As common portable storage | | | | create an encrypted partition on the USB flash drive. |
| device users, we are gradually aware of the | | | | The software doesn't require administrator privileges to |
| importance to enhance USB security. USB Encryption | | | | open the encrypted USB drive partition on a guest |
| software which can allow us to lock USB drive with | | | | computer. Basically, Rohos Mini Drive is good free |
| password is one of the best options. It can prevent | | | | encryption software to lock USB drive. One of the |
| sensitive information on it from getting into the wrong | | | | weak points is that its encryption size is limited to 2 |
| hands even he gets physical access to our devices. | | | | GB. You cannot encrypt a partition of more than 2 GB. |
| Following I will introduce you 3 Free USB encryption | | | | I believe that all these free USB encryption software |
| software. | | | | can be helpful. But when you want portable and |
| Truecrypt | | | | easy-to-use encryption software or just a commercial |
| TrueCrypt is open-source disk encryption software. It | | | | one with strong encryption, I personally recommend |
| can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and | | | | you to try Wondershare USB Drive Encryption. |
| mount it as a real disk, or an entire hard disk partition or | | | | Wondershare USB Drive Encryption is a professional |
| a device, such as memory stick, floppy disk, etc. | | | | USB encryption tool to lock USB drives and other |
| AES-256, Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5, Serpent, | | | | portable storage devices with password so as to |
| Triple DES, and Twofish are the encryption algorithms | | | | protect your confidential data. Its US military-level |
| it uses to secure data. | | | | 256-bit AES encryption can guarantee the highest |
| Truecrypt is the most popular free encryption | | | | security for your business and personal data. To |
| software. To lock USB stick with this freeware, you | | | | protect USB drive with it, just create a password |
| need to take some time to understand how it works | | | | protected secure area in 2 simple steps, and then drag |
| firstly. The problem with Truecrypt for your encryption | | | | and drop files you want to protect into it. The secure |
| is that you need to have administrator privileges on the | | | | area can be made hidden to get more protection. This |
| computer in which you're plugging your locked device | | | | USB encryption software is portable, and you can |
| into. | | | | view your files on the protected USB drive in any |
| FreeOTFE | | | | computer without USB Drive Encryption. |
| FreeOTFE is a free encryption program that can be | | | | We cannot assure that we'll never suffer the incidents |
| used for USB stick and PCs. With this encryption | | | | about lost USB stick in our life, but being prepared and |
| application, you can create encrypted volumes, virtual | | | | protecting USB drive in advance can help prevent our |
| disks or entire partitions using AES, Blowfish, Serpent, | | | | confidential data from being vulnerable. Hope that with |
| Twofish encryption algorithms. These disks operate | | | | all these top free encryption software, everyone will |
| exactly like a normal disk, with the exception that | | | | be no longer to worry about data exposure even if |
| anything written to one of them is transparently, and | | | | our device is misplaced, lost or stolen. |
| securely, encrypted before being stored on your | | | | |