



Hopefully, everyone performs daily backups and follows the 3-2-1 rule of archiving and storage. This article focuses on how you can protect file archives in-flight and at rest with AES-256 encryption. There are three vulnerability points for files and archives when transported or stored: in-use, in-flight, and at rest. I think you'll like its many features, and I'm happy to bring this little gem to light, especially if you've never used it and you're looking for an encryption solution for your backups. It's likely that you've at least heard of 7-Zip somewhere in your travels because it's been around since 1999. It's licensed under the GNU LPGL and other licenses. 7-Zip is a free, open source, cross-platform compression and encryption utility that neither requires registration or any kind of payment to use, even in a commercial environment.
