Virtual Disk Utility is a free software to create a virtual drive to securely manage your data. The software emulates a physical drive and you can encrypt & password protect it to store the data securely.

Installation:

Find Virtual Disk Utility by following the link. You will have to be registered with Dell Kace team. Download and install the software and you will find the screen as shown below when you finish the installation.

Use the options to create, mount and disconnect a virtual disk.

Using Virtual Disk Utility:

While you create the virtual disk, you can select to encrypt your drive and provide a passphrase which you need to remember to retrieve your data later.

Pick a drive letter to mount your virtual drive.

For simplicity, you can right click the virtual drive to unmount it. The drive can expand and shrink depending upon the storage space.

Disconnect your drive when you are finished working with your virtual drive.

Features:

·         Secure data with a virtual drive

·         Encrypt data files

·         Cross platform solution – can be used on both Mac and PC

Virtual Disk Utility comes from the makers of Secure Browser to sandbox Firefox.

Download Virtual Disk Utility: Click here

Works on: Win 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X

Free/Paid: Free

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Secure Browser is a virtual version of firefox created by Dell Kace group that presents a safest web browsing experience for firefox users.

Installation:

Reach Dell Kace Secure Browser (firefox) by following the link. You will have to register with them inorder to download and install the browser.

The browser runs on its own virtual space and doing the purpose of what a virtual machine does. In otherwords, anything that you download from internet will be contained in the virtual space of the browser and won’t be affecting your machine.

The benefit of such a system is that no malicious downloads can have real access to your machine as its kept in a virtual space and you machine will remain safe.

Features:

·         Provides a virtualized firefox v3.6 browser

·         Able to specify “white” and “black” lists for further safety

·         Easily “undo” changes for quick recovery

·         Win 32 bit machine only

When I tried this sandbox system, it actually didn’t allow most of my firefox add-ons to work. However surfing through virtualization is always a better security option.

Chrome users will not have to worry about a sandbox. And Dell Kace Secure Browser (firefox) simply extends the sandboxing into your firefox too.

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