Encryption Software

Speaker: Mark Schulman, IT manager

How can you prevent your private data from leaking out into the world? Losing a flash drive, having your laptop stolen, or having someone spy on your email doesn’t have to mean that the bad guys see your private information. Learn how to use encryption software to protect your private data on PCs, laptops, external hard drives, USB flash drives, and even smartphones. Topics include:

– single-file encryption
– encrypted containers
– whole-drive encryption
– smartphone encryption

The presentation demonstrates several free software apps that make encryption easy to use for anyone.

Mark Schulman has spent his career as a computer instructor, software designer, and small business owner. He has taught a wide range of programming courses for major corporations and worked on large software development projects. He is currently the IT manager for a group of family practice physicians. His major geek interest these days is the computer technology that brought about the moon landings in the 1960s. He lives near Orlando, Florida.

This meeting will be via Zoom video conference.

Join us at https://tinyurl.com/opcug-meeting. The Zoom link will be live at 7:15 pm. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.

If the TinyURL link doesn’t work, use:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92495560898?pwd=cDNCcVdZVVRiZ3hQNHJzVDZNVHoxZz09.

The above link includes the meeting ID and password. However, if you are prompted for the information, use:
Meeting ID: 924 9556 0898
Password: opcug

Instructions for using Zoom are provided here: https://opcug.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoom-instructionsv3.pdf

Until further notice, Q&A sessions are no longer held after regular monthly meetings. Hence, monthly meetings now end one hour earlier at 9 pm. Everyone is welcome to join us on all other Wednesdays for weekly Q&A sessions.