--- title: Northampton Computer Repair Blog | Encrypting your hard drive description: Encrypting your hard drive | Our learning center blog is about you the customer. We believe answering questions and helping to educate the consumer about all things IT is what a business should do --- ## [Northampton Computer Repair](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/) 413-341-3571 12 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060 # Our Blog ## [How To Encrypt Your Hard Drive for Security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/265120/How-To-Encrypt-Your-Hard-Drive-for-Security) Posted by [Serges LaRiviere](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/author/serges-lariviere) on Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/file-19898219-jpeg/images/bitlocker-logo.jpeg) ](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/265120/How-To-Encrypt-Your-Hard-Drive-for-Security) So you think that by having a user account and a password set up, your files and data are safe. Wrong! An intruder can easily gain access to your files by booting into their own operating system from a special disc or [USB flash drive](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive). Once they do this they vitually have access to all of your hard drives and files just like you would if you logged on using your password. So how can you protect yourself form this kind of invasion? [Read More](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/265120/How-To-Encrypt-Your-Hard-Drive-for-Security) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/bid/265120/How-To-Encrypt-Your-Hard-Drive-for-Security#comments-listing) Tags: [Hard Drive Encryption](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/hard-drive-encryption), [BitLocker Drive encryption](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/bitlocker-drive-encryption), [Encrypting your hard drive](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/encrypting-your-hard-drive) [All posts](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/all) Search for More Posts Find it! ### Subscribe to Email Updates *Disclosure: We may include links in our articles for products and services we recommend, in very few cases we may receive an affiliate referral fee if you purchase or subscribe via our link* ## Our Most Popular Posts | **Kaspersky Lab's Award-Winning Software** **_____________________________________** **Data Security Has Never Been So Easy** **[![How Much Is Your Data Worth to You? Read This Free Guide!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0) ** | ![Kaspersky-boxes-CTA-img](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/hub/166626/file-2268380118.png) | | --- | --- | © 2016 Northampton Computer Repair