Exocet

As hackers are becoming even more adept at stealing private information, keeping your sensitive data safe becomes critical for business and average users alike. Encryption tools come with the advantage that the content can be accessed only after using a certain key and usually deters unscrupulous individuals from attempting to steal data.

Exocet is a lightweight encryption utility that provides you with a unique and perhaps, safer way to keep your data safe.

Following a swift and uneventful installation, you are welcomed by a CLI interface that is quite intuitive and clear. Nevertheless, due to the lack of a standard GUI, it may not present a high appeal for users with less technical skills.

Making the encryption entails that you need to create a pairing between a folder and a USB stick, an action you can complete via the -c command. On a side note, the developer recommends that you employ standard USB flash memory sticks and avoid hard drives or CD-ROMs. At the same time, keep the flash stick plugged at all times until the app indicates you remove it.

Providing that you added the correct file path for the USB and desired folder, the tool proceeds to create an encrypted Config and Keyfile on the stick. You should bear in mind that the folder is going to be hidden and can only become visible and used normally once you insert the USB stick.

Given the role of the utility, it goes without saying that the key generated is encoded via the AES algorithm. Not only that, but according to the developer the tool is designed to go over the key several times and encrypted several times.

Regardless of whether you want to safe-keep email addresses, customer transactions and passwords, conversations with your clients or other types of crucial information which you really cannot afford to expose to anyone, then perhaps Exocet could come in handy.