Full-Disk Encryption comes to Android
The wonderful folks over at WhisperSys have released a new product called WhisperCore. This product provides full-disk encryption for the Android-enabled Nexus S smartphone. WhisperCore can also be configured to encrypt an SD card. Unfortunately, I do not own a Google Nexus S, so I’m not available to test this piece of software. Of course, [...]
Information Security – Protecting your business online
Occasionally someone will ask me what potential vectors for security breaches are for their company. While there are many bases to cover, some are more important than others, so I thought I’d discuss a few of the simple ones. First of all, where is your important data located? If you keep some important client data [...]
Cybersecurity Paper from Harvard National Security Journal
Just found this interesting paper on cybersecurity published over at the Harvard National Security Journal. The paper emphasizes that the United States’ ability to project power is dependent upon information technology, therefore cybersecurity needs to become a top priority for national security advisors. I also like it because the author does not use terms like [...]
Blackberry backups are not as secure as RIM would have you believe
As with the iPhone, it turns out that Blackberry’s weak point is in the way that local backups are stored. While it’s been known that you can discover some information about an iPhone simply by using iTunes to make a backup, Blackberry has an air of tight security about them, as their devices first propagated [...]
T-Mobile’s HTC G2 almost rooted
T-Mobile’s latest handset offering, the Google-branded G2, is proving to be more difficult to root than other Android devices. The G2, which is the first T-mobile phone to fully take advantage of their HSPA+ network, was expected to be an important step forward for T-Mobile’s Android lineup, which lacks the splash of Verizon’s Droid X [...]
Data Security Software
There are many software packages out there that claim to keep your data secure. But if you’re not a data security expert, how can you know which claims to trust? It’s not easy, but we have a few tips on keeping your data private and secure, and the most effective solutions are not always software [...]
iPad Security Breach
AT&T has confirmed that a security breach related to Apple’s iPad device has compromised names and email addresses of over 100,000 early adopters and beta testers of the new device. It appears that the iPad security breach is limited to users who signed up and received the optional 3G coverage from AT&T. iPad users who [...]
McAfee Update causes problems with Windows XP SP3
Earlier today, McAfee released an update for their antivirus software. If you were using their antivirus product and updated using this update, I’m so sorry. Basically, this update (called DAT 5958) marked svchost.exe, an executable file used by Windows XP, as a threat. When a good file is labeled as a virus or some kind [...]
Email communication with lawyer via company-owned computer protected by attorney-client privilege
A court in New Jersey recently ruled that certain communications from a personal email account accessed through a work-issued computer are protected by attorney-client privilege. Computer forensics professionals searched the hard drive and were able to recover some of the emails from the plaintiff’s Yahoo! account. While the company in question (the defendant) had a [...]
Password security
One overlooked aspect of our advancing technological lives is the importance of passwords. All of the websites we frequently use, whether to bank or do some social networking, require a password. The concept of a password is simple: supply two things, a UserID to identify who you are, and a password to authenticate that identity [...]
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