encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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All your files are encrypted using BackBlaze’s trusted infrastructure, keeping your data protected from prying eyes.
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PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2025
In addition, companies should institute a zero trust policy where all access should be verified and sensitive data encrypted.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
To add another layer of privacy, using a virtual private network (VPN) can hide your location and encrypt your internet activity.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Hackers have also leveraged their access to spread ransomware, which encrypts victims’ files and demands a payment for their release, CISA said.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2025
In addition, companies should institute a zero trust policy where all access should be verified and sensitive data encrypted.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
To add another layer of privacy, using a virtual private network (VPN) can hide your location and encrypt your internet activity.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Hackers have also leveraged their access to spread ransomware, which encrypts victims’ files and demands a payment for their release, CISA said.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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