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Encryption and two-factor authentication

Encryption and two-factor authentication

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Encryption and two-factor authentication

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- [Instructor] Encryption is a term that is used to describe taking data and scrambling it up so that it's difficult for a third party to read. This a good thing to know and use regularly, especially on a remote team. Most operating systems have a setting that encrypts the hard drive for that machine. It's a good idea to make sure every member of your team has that setting turned on. In addition you'll want to train your team to spot the difference between a secure website that uses the HTTPS protocol in front of a web address and an unsecured one which only uses HTTP. This is especially true when connecting from an unsecured network, such as a hotel or coffee shop. There are some additional encryption protocols that you'll need you use depending on your role. First is SSH which stands for Secure Shell. If you need work with a code repository on your local machine, you'll want to pull it down over SSH instead of something that isn't secure like FTP which stands for File Transfer…

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