Dotcom adds in that although other services don't have a one-click encryption option built into their interface, the likes of Google Drive allow you to upload encrypted, password-protected files.

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The second study, commissioned by Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and the National Cyber Security Alliance, also shows that more than 60% of employees sometimes use mobile devices without encrypted or password-protected data to connect to their work's network, and more than a third sometimes work by piggybacking on strangers' wireless Internet connections.

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You are more likely to run into trouble if the data is password-protected or encrypted.

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The spokesperson noted that the Facebook log-in page is always encrypted, preventing someone from stealing your password, and also offered up a general warning for Web users.

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Usually, when connecting to any encrypted network, you have to enter the password for it in your wireless network settings, in which case your software may identify if a network is encrypted by WEP, WPA or WPA2 encryption.

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Earlier this year we wrote about password-management tools that let you use encrypted passwords to prevent strangers from accessing your data.

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The encrypted key is what is necessary, along with the user's ID and password, to obtain access to the user's account with the bank, and it reflects information about the laptop from which the user is accessing the bank's website.

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According to the company, this means that there is no password recovery option and there is no ability for Silent Circle to reveal anything other than encrypted voice and encrypted data in complying with a court-ordered subpoena.

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