We also setupa mesh network with SSL encryption too.

If you're looking for something simple...I would suggest Google Forms, as it's encrypted by default and you can choose to have the responses emailed to you or they are saved in a spreadsheet accessible from Google Drive (docs). 

Not sure how to encrypt hard drive files are make them less easily accessed by unauthorized individuals.

Ergo is you do much business these days with nationwide title companies you are probably seeing encrypted e mails be sent to you.. ( use to hate them as I don't like the extra steps to open them) but now I fully understand and embrace it..

LastPass - All my passwords for my ridiculous amounts of online accounts are encrypted and stored so I am not constantly filling out login details every time I do something.

Having said all that, with the rise of wire fraud, email hacking, and CFPB implementation, etc most companies are now auto-encrypting every email that goes out, with zero employee effort, to ensure that there are as much securities in place as possible with every email.

I will pm you the password... its an encrypted xls... 

Mary,If you are truly paranoid, learn how to use something like GPG or TrueCrypt to encrypt the files you want to save, and you should be good.

As a person who specializes in Security of all types, let me tell you of the magic of a 35 dollar uniform purchase online of a USPS or UPS outfit, and a 125 dollar RFID reader.They immediately unlock most low end "smart keys", especially since they broadcast their unlock sequence unencrypted, and even the ones that are "encrypted" are only aes 128 usually by default.

I would want a Holding Company to be a variation of my name, like an encrypted version.