LockLizard Blog: Document Security and PDF DRM Blogs

Why you should not password protect a Word document

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Why Word password protection is not secure & how to restrict editing.

This blog will guide you through the process of protecting a Word document, but we’ll also answer an important question: is Microsoft Word password protection suitable in a business environment?

How to protect a PDF securely

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Why Adobe PDF password protection is useless & secure DRM alternatives.

PDFs were created to be highly shareable, and they have succeeded in that mission. Adobe estimates that billions of PDF files are created each day, with many of them shared via email, uploaded to a cloud storage service, or sent via a workplace chat app. What PDFs have not succeeded in, however, is security. In their default form (and when password protected), the contents of a PDF file can easily be read, modified, copied, and stolen. Today, we’ll show you how to protect a PDF to mitigate this risk.

How to revoke document access

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Why revoking document access is important & how to do it effectively.

In this blog, we discuss the different types of document revocation and what solutions you can use to implement them for PDF documents.

How to Change PDF Security Settings after Sending

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How to change PDF security settings retroactively to expire & limit distributed documents.

In this blog we’re going to discuss why the PDF solutions currently on the market aren’t able to modify the security of PDF files that have already been sent or distributed, and how you can use Safeguard PDF Security to change the expiry date, validity, number of prints, number of views, and more.

Google Docs Security: How secure are Google Docs?

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Why Google Docs is not secure. How users can bypass controls & how to add extra security.

Google Docs and other online document security platforms use JavaScript to enforce their printing and editing controls. But how effective is this method, and is it suitable for confidential business documents?

Why Word password protection is not secure & how to restrict editing.

Why Adobe PDF password protection is useless & secure DRM alternatives.

Why revoking document access is important & how to do it effectively.

How to change PDF security settings retroactively to expire & limit distributed documents.

Why Google Docs is not secure. How users can bypass controls & how to add extra security.

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