Week 9: Encrypted Storage
Encrypted Storage Your files are vulnerable. If your laptop is stolen, lost, or seized, anyone with physical access can read everything: your documents, photos, financial records, passwords database, browser history. Disk encryption is the solution. You enabled disk encryption when installing Linux Mint (Week 2). But encryption isn’t just for your system drive—it’s for USB drives, backup drives, cloud storage, and sensitive file containers. This week, you’ll learn to create encrypted containers with VeraCrypt, understand LUKS (your existing Linux encryption), and establish secure backup practices. ...