How to Password Protect a Pen Drive ?

The confidentiality of our documents and files is to add a point in the security of our data. In most cases, personal files and bank details, passwords, confidential documents, or even multimedia files of a personal nature, are fairly safe in our home computers.

Q. What happens to the information carried in a Pendrive?

Q. Can I hide information from my pendrive?

Q. How do I put a password on my Pendrive?

Of course you can hide files on a pendrive, and we can set a password to access a Pendrive. The method is simple, and we'll do a free program called Rohos Mini Drive.

Rohos Mini Drive creates hidden and encrypted partition on the USB flash drive memory. You work with the files on the hidden partition without opening a special program. Those who have megabytes of sensitive files on the USB drive and seriously concerned with a data security, cannot imagine their USB stick without the hidden volume that is created using this tool.


Main Features:

1. Creates a virtual encrypted partiton volume (disk) within a USB flash drive free space
2. Automatically detects your USB stick config and creates encrypted partition
3. Program does not require installation to work with encrypted partiton on a guest computer. You can start it right from USB drive
4. Encrypted partition is protected by password
5. Encryption is automatic and on-the-fly
6. Encryption algorithm: AES 256 bit key lenght. NIST approved.
7. Rohos Disk Browser to open encrypted partition without having Admin rights
8. Virtual Keyboard - to protect your encrypted disk password from a key logger
9. Autorun Folder. Saved program’s/file’s shortcut will automatically start/open up upon disk connection
10. The limit of encrypted partition size is 2 GB

System requirements:

* Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
* USB 1.1/2.0 port
* USB flash drive or U3 Smart flash drive with 1 Mb or more free space


Download : Rohos Mini Drive 1.19

Hotmail passwords leaked online

According to Neowin, it received information from a source claiming that a "hack or phishing scheme" allowed hackers to post passwords from thousands of Hotmail accounts.

Neowin first viewed the passwords on a developer forum on Pastebin.com. The posting was added to the site on October 1. According to Neowin, it saw "part" of the posted list and "can confirm the accounts are genuine and most appear to be based in Europe."

Although it was unsure how many accounts were hacked, the original list displays accounts with names starting with "A" and "B." It included users with @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com domains, the publication claimed.

Although Microsoft has yet to confirm the existence of the list or a breach of security, the company told BBC News on Monday that it knows about the claim and is working to determine whether it is accurate.

"We're actively investigating the situation and will take appropriate steps as rapidly as possible," the Microsoft representative told BBC News.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to CNET's request for comment.

Whether the passwords were leaked is still in question. That said, Twitter and other social networks are abuzzwith people advising others to change their passwords.