encrypt

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Recent Examples of encrypt Advanced Encryption Protocols Ensure that your firm thoroughly encrypts its confidential and client data so that anyone who wrongfully accesses it cannot make sense of it without the proper key. Chad Sands, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 All data is encrypted to protect patients' privacy. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 But it’s owned by a non-profit, not a private company, and the app is end-to-end encrypted by default. Clare Duffy, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025 In addition, hundreds of medical facilities have experienced ransomware attacks, in which malicious people encrypt a hospital’s computer systems and data and then demand a hefty ransom to restore access. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for encrypt

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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrypt. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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