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In the last five years, identity theft has hit over 27 million Americans, costing $5 billion and requiring 300 million hours to resolve, according to a Federal Trade Commission survey. Without adequate protection, your data is at risk from malicious Web scripts, Trojans, and a host of other intruders, which is why the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC) encourages you to encrypt private information you store or e-mail. File Warden, the latest PC Magazine premium utility, lets you safely encrypt your files and folders as well as securely delete sensitive information from your hard disk—all with the simple click of a button!