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How can i do temporary disc encryption ?
I will be having movers haul my stuff across the USA in a couple of months, including my desktop PC (I will be flying to my new destination). All but one of my drives are SSD so small physically. I am wondering about ways to harden my drives temporarily during the move just in case it was stolen or compromised for identity and financial data theft? I will use a strong BIOS password but that can easily be circumvented through a BIOS reset on the motherboard. I plan to back up all my data as well as a system image to an external drive to send to my brother prior to the move. I am thinking I should bring my SSD drives along with my carry-on baggage, although if I could have them secure I might keep them with my PC.
Question: Is there a way to super harden or encrypt my existing drives should the worst happen, viz should my PC be stolen or compromised by movers? And then once I get my PC at my destination and set it up in a house I will rent, could I then disable/remove the encryption (or perhaps leave it active but not if it slows down the drives-- drive speed is very important for my needs).