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GuardianEdge Selected by Seattle Children's Hospital
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Endless cases of employees losing their laptops or USB sticks with unencrypted data could soon be history if more institutions were to implement better security for [...]
No Security for Password Protected Flash Drive 'Corsair Padlock'!
Corsair Padlock, a USB flash drive offering protection for your data by means of a number combination, bears serious security risks and proves to be an unreliable device to ensure your data stays encrypted.
The idea is certainly great: a regular USB stick equipped with a built-in keypad only granting you access to its data if [...]
Army Updating 750,000 Computers with Vista for Better Encryption
The US Army has announced that it is going to employ Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 on 750,000 computers over the course of this year.
This is one of the largest employments of Vista in government history and has been done with a long delay in order to test the system and wait for critical [...]
Three Steps to Find Out Your Router’s IP Address
Before you can update your router and improve – for example – its security settings, you need to know it’s IP address, which…
What Wifi Hackers Can See on Your Unencrypted Wireless Network
We’ve mentioned many times that you are facing a risk of being spied on when using a public wireless network or if you don’t encrypt your wireless network at home. People with a certain basic knowledge and the respective bad intention can actually see quite a lot of what you are doing and even spy [...]
How to Set Your Wireless Router to Use WPA Encryption
Setting up your wireless router to use WPA encryption is easy and can be done rather quickly. Open your web browser and point it to your router’s web address. If you don’t know the web address, see if this tutorial helps you: Three Steps to Find Out Your Router’s IP Address
Most likely you will be [...]
Built-in Full Disk Encryption – The Future of Hard Drives?
Executives at Seagate, a disk manufacturer, have stated that built-in full disk encryption is the future of hard drives. According to a blog the company is releasing, a “hard disk will be equipped with full disk encryption, just like cars are equipped with seat belts”.
We would certainly welcome such a development, as unencrypted data has [...]
Encrypted Phone Calls Now with Your Blackberry
Cellcrypt, another UK-based security firm (with offices in California) announced the release of a Blackberry version of its renowned end to end voice encryption solution.
The service allows users to convert their Blackberrys into highly sofisticated security devices by employing the so-called Encrypted Mobile Content Protocol (EMCP) to completely encrypt and protect voice communication.
The beauty of [...]
Secondhand Blackberry Trade – Please don't Forget Encryption!
Have you ever lost or donated an old Blackberry? Wondering where these devices are going and if you could actually still get money for them?
Well, old or stolen cell phones certainly are a tough sell in the open market in America or Europe, however, chances are you can still get a fair price for [...]
No Encryption for GoGo Inflight Internet
Newsblaze.com, an online news site, reports that the new inflight Internet service “Gogo”, offered by many US carriers such as Delta, United, or Virgin does not comply with necessary security measures to ensure passenger privacy.
Wireless communication with the air plane’s access point is not encrypted which leaves the passenger’s data transfer open to hackers who [...]