How to Prevent Mobile Data Leakage

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How to Prevent Mobile Data Leakage

19 March 2020 John Weaver Senior Program Developer

Summary
Recent years, risk and news of data leakage via mobile phone have increased rapidly. The main reason is that users prefer to send files and data without any protection with the help of mobile phone and Apps. As a result, data leakage happens. How can we prevent such disaster? Following will introduce some effective methods to you.

Content

Part 1: Reasons of Encrypting Data in Mobile

Part 2: Possible Data Leakage Situation

Part 3: Case of Data Leakage

Part 4: How to Prevent Data Leakage

1. Renee File Protector
2. Renee SecureSilo

Part 1: Reasons of Encrypting Data in Mobile

With the popularity of mobile phone, data in mobile phone are also value for users. Sometimes, we may place some important files in cell phone for using it outside. In other words, cell phone is kind of a computer for us. However, files in mobile phone may get infected by virus and lead to data leakage. Or data may spread out when we transfer without protection or encryption. To prevent from data leakage on mobile phone, data encryption is necessary.

Part 2: Possible Data Leakage Situation

Following situations could lead to mobile phone data leakage:

1. Transfer files when connected to public WiFi.
For most users, they will connect to WiFi to transfer files especially when the file size is large. However, the security of public WiFi is poor. Hacker can get access to your data via public WiFi.

2. Infect Trojan or download pirated software.
Different from computer software, mobile App, especially Android App, are easily to be hacked by malicious software. So, users should download the mobile App from official websites or store.

3. Online website game or pirated game.
Authorization request will be skipped when users play online games. So, users should not play such online website game.

Part 3: Case of Data Leakage

In Oct., 2016, major of a city in western country sent some confidential files in the group of related departments in WhatsApp. However, some group members share the files to other groups. Finally, the data got leaked.

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For Details

If major encrypted the files and photos before sending with encryption software like Renee SecureSilo on computer, data leakage could be prevented.

Part 4: How to Prevent Data Leakage

As we have mentioned above, if the files we send do not get encrypted before sharing on social media like WhatsApp, data is easily to be hacked. Actually, we can firstly send confidential files to computer and then encrypt them with professional encryption software before sending on social media. Here, we will introduce 2 professional data encryption software to you.

（1） Renee File Protector

Renee File Protector, a popular file encryption software, can encrypt data before transferring. User can encrypt data with this software into gfl or exe format to prevent from data leakage and hackers. (Note: If the files are encrypted in gfl format, the receiver need to install Renee File Protector to decrypt the files. ) After receiving, please enter the password to open the encrypted files.

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How to encrypt data with Renee File Protector.

Step 1: Download and install Renee File Protector.

Step 2: Set a master password for Renee File Protector.

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Step 3: Launch Renee File Protector. Go to [Encrypt File] in [Common].

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Step 4: Click [Add Files] or [Add Folders] accordingly. And choose the target in the pop up window. After that, please choose to encrypt the target in GFL or EXE (Differences of these two format are listed below).

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Step 5: Set the saving path and the encrypted password. After settings, please click [OK] to save the settings.

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2. Renee SecureSilo

Renee SecureSilo specializes in encrypting files and folders on PC. It can protect files and USB flash drives as well as hide files. Renee SecureSilo can place the important files into a virtual encrypted disk. Then users can send the virtual encrypted disk to the others as well as the password. After receiving, please enter the password to get access to data inside the virtual disk. (Attention, the receiver need to install Renee SecureSilo on target computer as well.)

Easy to modify – The virtual disk is similar to USB disk. Users can access data inside immediately and close when unnecessary. Different from compression software like RAR/ZIP/7ZIP, modifying data which is protected with Renee SecureSilo will not waste your time on decompression.

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1. Download and install Renee SecureSilo.

2. Enter the password to open the software. If you are a new user, you should set the password.

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3. Click [Encrypt Files] > [Create Silo] to create a virtual disk.

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4. Name the virtual disk and set the storage position. Then, click [Next].

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5. Set a password for the virtual disk and click [Next].

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6. Choose a range of the disk size and click [Next] to wait for the encryption finished.

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7. Place the target files into the virtual disk.

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8. Enter the password to unlock.

9. If you want to delete the virtual encrypted disk, please select related private disk and then click [Edit Silo]. Select [Delete Silo] in the menu. Then click [Yes] in the popup window and enter the password to process.

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