{"id":97,"date":"2010-04-26T07:58:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T07:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/blog\/?p=97"},"modified":"2014-04-16T06:30:40","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T06:30:40","slug":"a-closer-look-at-gilisoft-usb-stick-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/a-closer-look-at-gilisoft-usb-stick-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"A closer look at GiliSoft USB Stick Encryption 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USB flash drives are the most popular way to move data from one PC to another. They are easy to use, convenient, affordable, but at the same time they pose a security risk and can be easily lost, stolen or misplaced.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"GiliSoft USB Stick Encryption\" href=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/product-usb-stick-encryption.htm\" target=\"_blank\">GiliSoft USB Stick Encryption<\/a> allows you to password protect USB drives, thumb drives, memory sticks, pen drives, jump drives and flash drives, so that the data contained in them doesn&#8217;t fall into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<p>The installation process is simple and fast, after which you are presented with this welcome screen:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-474\" alt=\"usb stick encryption's screenshot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb1-300x262.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb1-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb1.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have one of the earlier mentioned drives already connected to your computer, click on the &#8220;Refresh&#8221; button and the software will find it. If not, connect it now, and it will be recognized automatically:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-475\" alt=\"gili-usb2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb2-300x261.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb2-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb2.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use the slider in the bottom of the screen to set the size of the secure area &#8211; that can mean the entire disk, if you want it so. After you defined the size, click on the &#8220;Install&#8221; button. You will be asked to provide a username and password:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-476\" alt=\"gili-usb3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb3-300x172.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb3-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb3.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the drive isn&#8217;t empty, you will be warned that this action deletes all its contents and advised to save it somewhere else if you don&#8217;t want to lose it.<\/p>\n<p>After the deed is done, an &#8220;agent&#8221; application appears on your disk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-477\" alt=\"gili-usb4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb4.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By clicking on it, you will access the secure area &#8211; after you&#8217;ve provided the right username and password, of course. (In the trial version, you will be able to access that particular secure area only 30 times).<\/p>\n<p>The secure area gets a drive letter of it&#8217;s own. It looks and behaves like any other drive, and you can copy files inside it or delete them in the same way as you would in a regular drive.<\/p>\n<p>You can browse or exit the secure area any time you want by clicking on the program&#8217;s tray icon and choosing the option:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-478\" alt=\"gili-usb5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb5.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb5.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb5-200x139.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If, by any chance, you have managed to delete the &#8220;agent&#8221; application by mistake, don&#8217;t worry. The software has the option of restoring it. Just connect the drive to the computer, access the software, and press the &#8220;Recover&#8221; button. After giving the right username and password, you have the application back on the drive and you can access the secure area again.<\/p>\n<p>The other two options on the welcome screen let you change passwords and uninstall the software from the USB stick:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-479\" alt=\"gili-usb6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb6-300x134.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb6-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gilisoft.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/gili-usb6.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"GiliSoft USB Stick Encryption\" href=\"http:\/\/gilisoft.com\/product-usb-stick-encryption.htm\" target=\"_blank\">GiliSoft USB Stick Encryption<\/a> is an effective tool that protects your data while you&#8217;re carrying it around. It&#8217;s extremely easy to use and takes very little of your time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">This article is from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.net-security.org\/article.php?id=1371\">net-security<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USB flash drives are the most popular way to move data from one PC to another. They are easy to use, convenient, affordable, but at the same time they pose a security risk and can be easily lost, stolen or misplaced. 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