= Laptop Encryption =

 *Encryption is simply the encoding of data so that it cannot be read by anyone who does not know the password that decodes it.

 *Even if someone steals your laptop - say - at the airport and you have encrypted your important documents, anyone will not be able to read them.


More information regarding encryption is available [[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/securitynetworkdatacentreandtelephonyservices/security/helpandadvice/sensitivedata|here]].