Sandisk Stuffs Enterprise Networking on a Flash Drive
	There's nothing fancier these days than virtualization and enterprise-class security, but, if you manage to stuff them both into the same product, you can lay back and cash in the millions. Sandisk thinks the same and announced that it has teamed up with security specialist Check Point to build a secure virtual application running on a USB drive. The new alliance aims at delivering a totally secure workplace that can be c ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2008, 08:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Experts Forget Their Advice, Leave Laptops Unprotected
	All security experts out there advise people to keep their laptops and computers protected and, when attending meetings and conferences, to avoid leaving their notebooks unprotected. Unfortunately, it seems like these experts are ignoring even their own advice as most of them left their computers open at Infosec Europe 2008 without any noticeable security measure, Vnunet ... [read more >>]
	23 April 2008, 09:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

There Are One Hundred Security Breaches in UK...
	The HMRC data loss is surely a case which should be mentioned in the IT security books because at that time, there were no less than 25 million victims who saw their details lost in the unknown. However, it's sad to see more and more similar cases although the HMRC case obviously underlined the need for more and better security measures, the ICO officials mentioned in a press release published today. According to the report, ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 17:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Confidential Government Data on eBay Auctioned Laptop
	Loosing laptops containing vital information is more than a trend in the past years, it’s growing to be a real fashion. Lately, the most reported cases had medical files and the computers they were on being front and center, but some bank blueprints and some government information being misplaced can’t have their importance diminished because of that. Usually the data found, in case it isn’t immediately hidden back by the respect ... [read more >>]
	28 February 2008, 16:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Technology to Kneel WW2 Encryption Algorithms
	War is not much of a healthy passion for anybody, or at least I wouldn't like it to be so for our own safety. However, history is, and a group of enthusiasts set up a code-breaking contests that aimed at cracking one of the encryption keys used to hide World War 2 messages. A German cryptographer managed to beat the world’s first programmable digital computer Colossus during this contest. Equipped with minimal knowledge o ... [read more >>]
	30 January 2008, 11:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Data Breaches – An Old Problem, Experts Revealed
	A survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Ponemon Institute LLC revealed that 85 percent of the security professionals in North America discovered a data breach, targeting personally identifiable information inside their company in the last year. Moreover, 63 percent of the respondents confirmed they have recorded multiple data breaches in the same period. The online study included more than 800 privacy and securit ... [read more >>]
	14 December 2007, 15:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nec to Deliver Hardware-Sealed Laptop
	Nec has unveiled a new series of laptops that include built-in hardware security in order to prevent illegal access on the hard disk drive. These hardware features are included in the Versa M370, P570 and S970 models, and are comprised of an advanced, hardware-based security chip - the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), an encrypting disk drive and client management software. Organizations and agencies are now able to rapidly dep ... [read more >>]
	14 December 2007, 11:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Aegis Vault – Realtime Encryption Has Become Mainstream
	Apricorn has releaser their Aegis Vault portable storage suite. What strikes most is the very name of the product and the manufacturer has managed to make a somehow redundant statement in terms of security when joining Aegis (the Greek equivalent for protection) and the Vault. In some respects, there is no overstatement, since the portable storage system features AES-128 bit hardware encryption with password protection. This way, the data ... [read more >>]
	04 December 2007, 10:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Skype Blocks German Terrorist Investigation
	Germany is that kind of country which aims to promote some laws that would allow the authorities to install some pieces of software on users' computers in order to monitor their activity and find incriminatory evidence for legal disputes. But it seems like some applications installed on the systems might block them from reaching their goal as the German experts are unable to bypass their protection. Skype is one of those because the o ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 03:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Encryption Could Prevent The UK Disaster, Experts Believe
	Yesterday's confirmed UK data loss which put the information of about 25 million Britons at risk attracts more and more comments from the security vendors from all over the world which obviously fight for better security for digital material. After Sophos and McAfee, the first two companies which came out to talk about the disaster, David Nortier, Managing Director, EMEA, Signiant, today said that a simple security measure such as dat ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 02:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Users’ Emails to Be Read by the Feds
	A web-based encrypted email provider was required to offer no less than 12 CDs containing information about three registered members, Ryan Singel of Wired wrote today. Hushmail, one of the numerous email services on the web, aims to lure consumers by offering encryption features and numerous other security functions which can protect their content of unauthorized access. Apparently, Hushmail is not as safe as it may seem, because ... [read more >>]
	16 November 2007, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Encrypted Ubuntu 7.10
	I know you wanted this, the Ubuntu team also knew and they've implemented it in the new version of Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon. Unfortunately, it's only available in the text mode installer, but that's why this guide is here, to help you install a fully encrypted Ubuntu OS on your computer. This process is completely safe and it is recommended to be used by anyone out there who wants to protect his/her sensitive data. To break it d ... [read more >>]
	12 October 2007, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Free Solutions for Better E-mail Communication
	When it comes to sending e-mails, probably one of the most important things is making sure that the content is secure. Sure, some users sending friendly e-mails regarding non-important things can afford not to encrypt their e-mails, but when it comes to companies, one needs to make sure data does not leak; otherwise, the business could be compromised. Now, this is where Kryptiva comes in – the security company is offering a free solution t ... [read more >>]
	05 October 2007, 05:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Encryption in PHP
	The best way to protect data transfers between client and server is the SSL/SSH protocol. Unfortunately, this protocol doesn`t protect the data stored in the database. SSL is an on-the-wire protocol. Once an attacker gains access to your database directly (bypassing the webserver), the stored sensitive data may be exposed or misused, unless the information is protected by the database itself. Encrypting the data is a good way to ... [read more >>]
	27 September 2007, 10:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Want to Pay a Lot for ...Insecurity? Get a Toyota Prius!
	I already figured out that a lot of people don’t care much about security. Sometimes, IT managers fail to encrypt some info – it’s not their data anyway, so they don’t care. But what the Toyota people did is pretty nasty, since they show they couldn’t care less about their products. They went and built the Prius model, which some people find to be ugly, sold it for a lot of dough, around 25.000 Euros and guess what! It can be eas ... [read more >>]
	21 September 2007, 05:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is Your E-mail Secure?
	This is just like the Dark Ages! You can’t send an important message anymore, because you run the risk of having it intercepted and sensitive info being leaked. Remember those movies where the King wanted to send a message to some other royalty, but before it left the castle it was encrypted by some weird old monk? Well, it’s the same thing these days, only instead of using pigeons or fast riders to transmit messages people use t ... [read more >>]
	17 September 2007, 09:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

PDF Encryption for The “Wild Wild Web”
	PGP, which specializes in enterprise data protection, announced yesterday a variety of solutions that enable organizations to communicate in a secure way on the "wild wild web". PGP Universal Gateway Email now features a whole new range of tools – dubbed "Secure Delivery" – that help security, which provide the users with e-mail encryption. There are three features that one can use with this new program: Web ... [read more >>]
	13 September 2007, 03:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Anti-Hack Encryption Technology
	Encryption is really an issue these days. If you want your data to be protected, then you need to encrypt it with a "heavy" code. Systems are often hacked into and databases are being breached, so your last stand is your encryption system. It helps a lot – if it’s really good, and the hacker will steal the coded info, it will be of no use to him, unless he can decode it. But that’s where EADS comes in. They’ve recently ... [read more >>]
	12 September 2007, 08:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Where's Web Security Heading To?
	Time is money, that's what they say. If you can increase the speed of your business, you can make more money. And how can you speed things up? Use the Internet, of course! Many web analysts predict that the Net will be the business environment of the future. And I tend to agree, with things evolving at this rate, it's bound for businessmen to take things to the next level. The virtual world has endless possibilities and ... [read more >>]
	10 September 2007, 04:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Giant Notebook Drives and Full Hardware Encryption for Desktops
	Seagate Technology announced the launch of a new line of products designed to meet the demands for both increased storage capacities and better data protection. In order to satisfy those demands, the hard disk drive manufacturing company launched a hard drive intended for use in laptops and notebooks with a capacity of 250GB as well as a drive for desktop computers which comes with 1TB of storage room and integrated encryption capabilities ... [read more >>]
	10 September 2007, 03:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption Design
	BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature Microsoft included by default into the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista and into the upcoming Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, scheduled for availability on February 28, 2008. Essentially, BitLocker will encrypt all the data on a machine running Vista Ultimate Enterprise, Ultimate or Windows Server 2008, safeguarding it from unauthorized users. Ideall ... [read more >>]
	20 August 2007, 05:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise BitLocker Drive Encryption
	BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new technology introduced into the high-end editions of Microsoft's latest operating system. Windows Vista Enterprise, the platform accessible exclusively to the company's Software Assurance customers via volume licensing, and Windows Vista Ultimate are the two examples of Vista that feature BitLocker Drive Encryption. According to Microsoft, the technology was implemented as a response to customer ... [read more >>]
	06 July 2007, 08:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Blu-Ray Has a New Encryption System
	Sooner or later. Because this is how things work in the encryption business. Take the DVD protection for example. It wasn't very complex so hackers managed to circumvent it really fast. And then Blu-Rays and HD-DVDs rushed in and with them came AACS. This one was pretty hard to crack but it too had a flaw related to the keys produced for a specific disk. As a result it was possible to decrypt all disks that contained a movie using a s ... [read more >>]
	22 June 2007, 06:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Unbreakable Encryption Works in Real Time over Long Distances
	Each second, vast amounts of valuable information – from your personal credit card numbers to state and military secrets – are targeted by individual hackers and crackers, or worse, by criminal organizations, but now, new technologies are emerging, based on the surprising laws of quantum physics that govern the atomic scale. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) claims to have created a prototype high-speed quantum ... [read more >>]
	18 June 2007, 09:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Stay Secure While Chatting Online
	Jabber is an "en vogue" chat (Instant Messaging) technology, perfect for small and medium businesses. One of the cool things about Jabber – except for the fact that it's free and open source – is that it can be used on multiple platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD). Popular chat clients like Pidgin, Psi or Adium have support for the Jabber protocol. Once with the use of the Jabber protocol comes the need for privacy, which l ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2007, 10:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

1024 Bits Encryption Can Be Cracked
	Mathematics is not so easy, once you get past the "exact change" problem and the yearly taxes. Here's a mathematical record that might sound simple to achieve, until you try it. An international team of scientists have performed a computational "Herculean Task" and finally found the prime factors of a well-known, hard-to-factor number that is a whopping 307 digits long. The scientists had been us ... [read more >>]
	21 May 2007, 10:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Chips on DVDs Make Them Unreadable Until Activated at the Cash Register
	The electronics industry is confronted with an increasing number of thefts and is continuously developing new technologies to prevent this. Theft accounts for as much as $400 million in annual losses for the manufacturers. A new technology is hoped to do just that with the help of a small chip installed on each DVD. The chip and a thin coating will be placed onto the DVD to block any DVD players from reading information on t ... [read more >>]
	10 May 2007, 08:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

WEP Security No Longer Secure
	For all of you who are using a notebook, you must have heard of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the wireless network security standard. It has been ratified as a standard in 1999, and the technology behind it uses a stream cipher RC4 for confidentiality and the CRC-32 checksum for integrity. This standard has always been susceptible of being intercepted through the network and possibly decrypted, but the chances weren't that ... [read more >>]
	05 April 2007, 10:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Vista BitLocker Susceptible to Bypass
	The fact that BitLocker, the data protection technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate and in Windows Server Longhorn can be bypassed is not an item of novelty. The issue has been around since the testing phase of the operating system, but Microsoft failed to find a necessary remedy. Still, the scenario for a successful workaround is a tad far fetched. This however does not exclude a successful bypass. Th ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2007, 08:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Free Encryption in Windows XP Professional
	Do you care about your private data? If not, you should! Have you heard about encryption? If not, you must! To be sure you understand why I am interrogating you like a sleuth, I will cut to the chase and explain you in detail. Some data stored on your computer should not be accessed by other persons than you. A simple password protected user account would not be enough to restrict access to your important documents. That’s why computer ... [read more >>]
	05 March 2007, 02:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

KGpg Review
	One of the most important features the modern Linux distributions have inherited from Unix is the powerful command line. However, using the command line can be a little difficult for all Linux users, not just for the beginners. Fortunately, many developers have created user-friendly front-ends applications to common command line applications. One of the many such applications is KGpg, a front-end to GPG, the GNU Privacy Guard. GPG has been ... [read more >>]
	02 March 2007, 08:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia