Did You Know?

Over 10 million laptops will be stolen this year

There are over 400 million laptops operational on the market today and according to statistics from larger organizations, 3-5% of these laptops are lost or stolen each year. The FBI claims that as many as 10% of stolen laptops are stolen within one year of the purchase date.. "The result is rather frightening when you look into it and it just shows how important it is to encrypt the information on laptops" says Magnus Ahlberg, Alertsec Ltd.

2nd hand hard disks still contain original information

Check Point bought 100 used hard disks from a number of internet sites, including eBay, and found that a staggering 70% still contained original information. Some of the information was so sensitive that Check Point decided to contact the original owners in order to return the hard disks.

Reformatting your hard disk does not erase the data!

So you thought that re-formatting the hard disk erased all data? Think again! The fact is that the data does not disappear when the disk is reformatted. It is only the part that helps the operating system to find and organize information that is erased, the rest is still intact. If you use a disk restore tool which sells for less than $50 (search on disk restore tools and you will find 100s of them) voilá - the information is restored. Keeping your information secure even after your PC is sold or exchanged for a new one is another great advantage of data encryption.