What is encryption?
Encryption is the scrambling of information for transmission back and forth between two points. A key is required to decode the information. When you request information about your accounts, the request is sent encrypted to Macon Bank & Trust. We then decode your request for information and send it back to you in an encrypted format. When you receive it, your information is decoded so that you can read it. Because your account information is being transmitted between you and Macon Bank & Trust, encryption protects your account information so it can’t be intercepted and read by a third party.
Encryption is a sophisticated method of scrambling data before it’s transmitted by your computer, so that all information, including passwords and online bill payments, is completely unreadable by unauthorized third parties. When online information is encrypted in Netscape, a small, unbroken key or lock icon appears at the bottom left-hand corner of your screen. For Microsoft browsers, an unbroken lock icon appears on the bottom right-hand of your screen.
Encryption scrambles information that passes over the Internet by securing the data and authenticating the sender. There are different levels of encryption. 128-bit encryption is currently the strongest level available commercially. Because it is important that your account information is safe, online banking uses this strong level of encryption to help protect your information in a secure environment.
Encryption is technique used to mask proprietary information in order to prevent it from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. Only authorized individuals who have been provided with the appropriate decoding software can unscramble the information. Thus, encrypted information that our Members provide us with is extremely secure.
Encryption is basically the process of taking a computer data file and systematically scrambling the contents of the file so that it cannot be easily read by unauthorized persons. The Dr.Backup remote backup client software makes an encrypted copy of all data files it backs up from your PC — and transmits this secure data to our backup storage servers. At no time is unencrypted data ever sent across the Internet.
