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• Due to the nature of our work at Cal Poly, university-owned computers may have access to sensitive data dependent on a user’s role. 

• It is the responsibility of Cal Poly to safeguard any data that is accessed and stored locally on all computers and protect that data from misuse. 

Encryption is the process of converting or scrambling data and information into an unreadable, encoded version that can only be read with authorized access. Encryption is a widely used security tool that can prevent the interception of sensitive data, either while stored in files or while in transit across networks.