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As the worlds becomes more advanced each day, it also seems to grow less and less secure. The creation of new virtual venues has also paved the way to the emergence of places where people can be victims of criminal activity such as fraud and identity theft. In the real world, people of high stature get the service of body guards and security forces. Would such protective measures also be beneficial for the world of data?

Most people think that data security is something that only large business entities would have to be concerned about. However, the internet is an open channel can be accessed by anyone. And now that people are doing more personal matters through the internet, such banking shopping, sending confidential male and personal letters, it is probably just right for people to take more steps to keep their privacy and security.

The answer to this situation is file encryption, which is basically a more sophisticated and powerful manifestation of the age-old art of ciphering that has been used by humans throughout history. Do you actually need to take advantage of such programs that make your files

Important documents are usually placed in a safe and are not scattered just anywhere.  The safe definitely has locks which you never forget to fasten soon after you finish what it is that you have to do with the contents of the safe.  You may sometimes ask yourself why you even bother to go through all these hassles just for those important documents.

The main reason behind all these compulsions to attain maximum security is confidentiality.  Those documents contain information that is not supposed to be shared to everyone.  You maintain the availability of the information but only to expected audiences.  By also trying to conceal the information from irrelevant people, you ensure that it remains correct and unchanged unless such changes are appropriate and authorized.

Compare such scenario to your computer.  As your computer is very essential in several aspects, it undoubtedly contains a lot of information, whether confidential or for everyone’s consumption.  As owner of the computer, it is simply normal for you to regulate the access to all these important information. 

ACLs or access control lists are usually used to establish control.  ACLs clearly identify who can access a certain file or folder