Methods to Keep data Secure from Unauthorized user

In today life, we all utterly rely upon the electronic gadgets. As, these electronic devices facilitate us with so many services that we can't imagine in our dreams. Electronic gadgets such as smartphones, computers, tablets, iPhone and much more are very beneficial for the various purposes. We start storing and sharing our personal or professional details in these electronic gadgets. These electronic devices also contain personal stuff. This personal stuff can go in wrong hands which can create a physical and mental issues.

For the security of this personal and professional stuff, many techniques and tools are available in the market. Use of data encryption helps in sending and receiving data securely. Data encryption is one of the best technique for online security of data from unauthorized person. In a survey, The statistics show that more than 50% of the people use internet for their personal purposes. So, to prevent the online data, various encryption methods and algorithms are used. There are many pgp encryption softwares are used that preserve the various principles of data encryption.

Overwrite the meaningless sentences, words and much more on the existing data is also a software based method to protect the data from any third and not deserving person. This method is known as data clearing. Through this, The confidentiality of the data is never lost. This method is mostly used in credit card numbers, bank details, medical history and a lot of more areas. Data cleaning method affirm that no data is lost or leaked. But, this method has a limitation that it can only used on hard drives.

Use of firewalls reduces the risk of sending and receiving any malicious data. Firewalls make a fence so that no untrusted person can send or receive your data. Firewalls are of two types:- hardware and software. These firewalls are suitable for a network to secure it from danger. Some common firewall techniques are named as packet filter, proxy server, application gateway and circuit level gateway.

Data backup is the simplest and easiest technique to secure the data. Keep a copy of all the personal and professional data. In case of data loss, damage or corrupt, you can easily recover the original data through data backup. Secondary memory such as pen drive, magnetic tapes and other similar devices are used to store backups of the data.

Security threats are always present in various forms but with some effective techniques we can minimize their risks.

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