Steganos Privacy Suite offers a collection of powerful data privacy tools, in an integrated, easy-to-use interface and is designed for all Windows recognised PCs, laptops and mobile devices; guaranteed to give you peace of mind that your data is protected at all times.
Powerful tools include:
- Steganos Safe
- Steganos Portable Safe
- Steganos Password Manager™
- Steganos Password Generator™
- Steganos Trace Destructor
- E-Mail Encryption
- Steganos PicPass™
- And more…
Steganos Safe
If your PC, laptop or mobile device is lost, stolen or left unlocked how you can guarantee the security of your valuable data? Easy! Lock down all your confidential business and personal documents, videos and photos in a virtual vault using the Steganos Safe tool. Works just like a real safe protecting your data from unauthorised third party access.
Create multiple safes: Maybe you want to organise you confidential data into categories or you need a safe for more than one device. No Problem! Create as many encrypted safes as you need for sensitive data (up to 1GB each).
Steganos Portable Safe
Worried about the security of valuable data when you’re on the road? Mobile devices and portable SSDs can easily be lost or stolen in public places; SteganosPortable Safe lets you create your own mobile data vault to take with you anywhere. Simply save your confidential data to a USB stick, CD, DVD or BlueRay disc and you have your very own portable safe – use on any PC with no extra software or installations.
Steganos Password Manager
Many of us keep a record of our passwords in notepads, diaries or even on scraps of paper – these can easily be lost or fall into the wrong hands making your data vulnerable! In addition, e-mail shopping and Internet accounts that share or use weak passwords can easily be cracked by password hackers.
Steganos Password Manager offers sophisticated features to create, sort, organise and manage all your passwords easily and securely.
Store All Passwords In One Secure Place
Store all your passwords, access codes and PIN numbers in one highly secure, 256-AES encrypted list, so you only ever have to remember one master password.
Portable Password Access Anywhere
Save your passwords to a USB stick so they can be securely used on any other PC without any extra software or tricky installations – perfect for when working on remote PCs.
Steganos Password Generator™
Automatically creates strong passwords you can trust by defining priorities such as length, characters, numbers and upper and lower case letters.
You can even assess the strength of passwords you have keyed in yourself.
Auto-Form Fill Function
Eliminates annoying form filling, by automatically completing personal information in just one click – protecting you from keylogger attacks.
Perfect for competitions, registering accounts, online shopping orders and more…
Steganos Trace Destructor
Uncomfortable with the knowledge third parties can access information on how you use your PC or track your online movements? Let Steganos Trace Destructor help protect your right to privacy by erasing your tracks permanently. A great method of preventing targeted pop-up advertising.
Permanently deletes:
- Browsing history
- Search lists
- Cookies
- Lists of PC programs used and recent documents opened
E-Mail Encryption
Transfer confidential information via e-mail with peace of mind using e-mail encryption with a click of a mouse – protecting you from prying eyes and phishing scams. E-mail recipients only need a password and the message will automatically decrypt itself, it couldn’t be easier!
Steganos PicPass™
Lets you access data safes or Steganos Password Manager™ by selecting a series of images as a password. A perfect solution to avoid keying in a long complicated password and protecting you from keylogger attacks.
Virtual Keyboard
Prevent your keyboard strokes from being recorded with the virtual keyboard. This is an invaluable tool to protect against keylogger attacks, particularly when working on remote PCs.
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Reviews for Steganos Privacy Suite 18
Almost every PC user in today’s world is concerned about privacy and security of their data, which can be sensitive data from their work, or it can even be some private and personal information. Nowadays, hackers and data thieves use advanced methods to get access to the data or information, and it is not easy for a regular user to keep their data safe from them. Many software solutions are available, but they are capable of performing only a limited number of tasks. One sofware might be good at protecting data, other might help protect your private information while browsing. No one likes to have a lot of applications on their PC, and then there’s the added trouble of managing them all individually.
Steganos Privacy Suite 18 is a collection of tools designed and aimed at protecting and keeping your private data safe from unauthorized access. Steganos comes from Steganography, which means ‘covered writing’, and in this case hide and encrypt data.
Installation & Set-up
The installer size is ~57MB and the installation process is simple and straightforward, and takes only a few minutes. After the installation, activation by a serial number is required, and on doing so the application starts and you can start using it straightaway to keep you data and personal information safeguarded.
Pros
Clean & Easy-to-use UI
The UI of the application is as simple as it can be. It is divided into two parts, the left-side contains all the main security tools and features that this application comes packed with. The right-side displays system’s security level, and suggests how it can be improved all the way upto 100% secure. There are 9 buttons, that let you access tools like shredder, safe, trace destructor, password manager etc.
Multiple ways to secure sensitive data
This tool allows you to create secure location to store your sensitive files. This safe can be hidden by attaching it to a media file. By entering the password, you can mount it automatically as a local drive in order to quickly access the files. This is removed and hidden again when you close it. This safe can be on your local hard drive or on network share, you can create other safes to portable safe on an external drive and the cloud safe of different cloud storages like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.
Moreover, you can encrypt and hide files without having to create a safe. Any file can be easily hidden and encrypted, and restored when it is needed.
Password Manager
The application also comes with a built-in password manager, as many users require it to create, save and encrypt passwords for multiple websites. Password manager can help you store passwords, bank information, credit card information and bookmarks. easily and securely. You can automatically open the webpage that requires password, and drag and drop your login credentials to the login detail boxes.
Shred data & Remove traces
The application comes with a shredder tool, that ensures when you delete files, they are removed completely and cannot be recovered by any recovery tools. You can shred files, empty space, perform scheduled shredding, and also shred a complete drive.
Moreover, the tool comes with the ability to clean the traceable items from your browser and other system location. It can also prevent trackers and anonmyze your browsing to keep you safe online.
Conclusion
Steganos Privacy Suite 18 is a great and complete security suite, that comes with a great package of power tools that can help keep your sensitive data secure in all conditions. It can help with protection locally and online, along with the ability to secure your passwords and remove traces. All the tools work smoothly, without using a lot of system resources. This tool is recommended for every PC user concerned about privacy.
The greatest nightmare for any PC owner is the inability to delete or safeguard crucial personal data in a stolen laptop or desktop PC. I’ve fallen victim to this more than once, and all I can do is but hope that no one will use the data to ill effect. The thing is, hopping is never enough. Securing data using a dedicated privacy software is becoming more of a necessity than an overreaction. Steganos Privacy Suite 17 promises to do this and so much more.
What Exactly is it?
On paper, Steganos Privacy Suite 17 is all about keeping your personal data, from the passwords to delicate emails and important files or folders on your PC safe. You’ll get the need for privacy from the moment you land on the action oriented home tab that has the safe, a portable safe, encrypt and hide, password manager, a shredder and trace destructor.
To the very right of the uncluttered interface is a constantly pulsing progress bar that reminds you of your safety levels while a list of actionables below it helps guide you through a couple of steps to securing your system.
Pros
A Straightforward Plan of Action
Steganos Privacy Suite 17 doesn’t leave you confused and unsure of how to use its powers. The privacy meter and action suggestions are a charm to anyone who doesn’t really know all to do in securing his or her system. I found the steps indicated in the System Security Level section both comprehensive and easy to implement. Resolving these will help you exploit the software’s power to the fullest the easy way.
A Powerful Tools Suite
Privacy is all about protecting from unwanted entry into a system or access to data. Steganos Privacy Suite 17 will have you covered with a Safe to keep your data from unauthorized access. The on-PC safe encrypts your local disk while a Portable Safe lets you encrypt and password protect removable media. A password manager will come in handy if you want to follow the software’s strong password suggestions but don’t have what it takes to remember them.
At the bottom of the tier is a Trace Destructor that wipes your browser cache and trace files to prevent people from gleaning important information off the bits and scraps. A shredder will give you more control over any other type of data you want to securely get off your PC.
This, in my opinion is among the most powerful yet straightforward privacy toolbox you might ever come across.
A Clever Crypt and Hide
Encryption is a good place to start. What about encrypting and hiding. No one will try cracking a password to a folder or archive they can’t see. Crypt and Hide is a cool feature that plays this card to the fullest. It my personal best and the most convenient as long as I don’t forget the hidden files or drive name.
Cons
No Universal Decryption
The portable safe might not be as convenient as I wanted it to be. I was hoping it could open on other PCs using the default file explorer and a password. Apparently, you will need you will need the Steganos Live Encryption Engine installed in the target PC to read the files. This is good news since the extra step could throw intruders off their footing but still a hustle for anyone who is ever on the move.
Verdict
Steganos Privacy Suite 17 is an impressive all round privacy enforcer that though doesn’t have any firewall or virus protection from online intrusion will keep your data safe from cracking and decrypting. It is simple, light, easy to use and offers support to up to 2TB safe creation. This is more than enough to encrypt everything in a regular PC at a go.
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How would you rate the password/autofill aspects, such as compared to LastPass?
Your first line needs to be reworded. My greatest nightmare was with this s/ware which won’t open it’s menus completely .. you know .. like someone showing you an apple but when you buy is only a part of the thing you get???
Based on its all in one data privacy tools like the Steganos Safe, Password Manager, Password Generator, Trace Destructor, and E-Mail encryption, Steganos Privacy Suite 17 is a program suited to protect your data. In addition to the mentioned features, the program also includes the Auto-Form Fill function that drew my attention since I fill numerous forms on a daily basis. Here is my experience after using the software.
At a Glance
Steganos Privacy Suite 17 has a simple user interface. The names of the main options clearly show what they do hence making the program easy to learn. In addition, the indicator on the right shows you system’s security level and possible errors that you need to resolve if present. The issues to resolve revolve around encrypting your passwords, bookmarks, and protecting your privacy while surfing.
Pros
Clears Recent History
More often than not, I find myself in need of leaving a clean slate after using my machine. Thankfully, the TraceDestructor feature presents a load of options that helped me clear my computer usage history. The feature has tabs ranging from Browser, Window-Traces, Windows-Settings, and Office. As such, these options will let you choose what you want to delete.
Handy Privacy Option
On Steganos Privacy Suite 17’s main window, you can access the Privacy option. With this feature, you will get three useful toggle buttons. The buttons include: blocking ads, anonymize browser type, and preventing social tracking. As such, these options will further make your browsing experience smoother.
Avoid Keylogger Attacks
The software has the PicPass feature which gives you the option to use a series of pictures as passwords. In so doing, you would have the best solution to avoid keying in passwords that keyloggers can detect. At the same time, you would have avoided using long passwords that you can forget.
Cons
Limited Number of Browsers When Clearing History
Steganos Privacy Suite 17 has the useful TraceDesctuctor option that is handy in clearing your recent computer usage history. However, the Browser tab only limits you to three browsers; Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. This was inconveniencing especially because I also use Opera and Yandex.
Less Developed File Recovery Option
Thanks to the PicPass feature of Steganos Privacy Suite 17, I was able to use pictures as my password. Unfortunately, I was not able to access the encrypted files and folder without the pictures. This can be frustrating especially when the information is very important.
Verdict
Although Steganos Privacy Suite 17 has a nice collection of features to enhance the security of your files and information while using your computer, its operations are less intuitive hence leading to a below average user experience. However, that does not overshadow the fact that the available features still work as expected.
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How would you rate the password/autofill aspects, such as compared to LastPass?
Sounds really good but how do you register or interact with a software when its’ menus do not open fully and no way to complete any of them?
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