Recommendations for ensuring Dekart Private Disk MultiFactor security

In order to enhance the protection of your proprietary information, we advise that you follow the recommendations listed below.

Tip#1. Never write the PIN code down, you need to remember it!

Tip#2. Create backup copies of your virtual encrypted disks at a regular interval. This will allow you to restore your data in case the file-images are lost or corrupted (see Backing up virtual encrypted disk data and Restoring virtual encrypted disk data sections).

Tip#3. Backup your Key. If for any reason your break or lose your Key, the backup Key will help you decrypt your data (see Creating the Electronic Key Duplicate).

Tip#4. When leaving your workplace unattended, even if this is for a short period of time, don’t forget to unmount all the mounted virtual encrypted (see Mounting/unmounting virtual encrypted disk section).

Tip#5. To provide a greater level of protection for your encrypted data, define a white-list of applications that are allowed to access the contents of the virtual drive (see Managing the list of applications which are allowed to access the encrypted disk section).

Tip#6. To make sure the encrypted data cannot be recovered, erase the unused encrypted images using Private Disk's special feature (see Deleting virtual encrypted disk section). In this case, the encrypted image will be filled with random data before being deleted

Tip#7. The length of your password should not be too short. The optimal length – 8 random symbols, including upper-case and lower-case letters, digits, punctuation marks etc. Never write the password down, remember it!