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• Drive Encryption Software: PK Yonge School of U. Florida Loses Laptop With Personal Info

  The P.K. Yonge Development Research School at the University of Florida has announced a data breach affecting students and employees. A laptop computer was stolen from a car, and it looks like hard drive encryption was not used to secure the data (although... Posted Aug 31 2010, 07:57 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: mobile data security, laptop encryption, information security, whole disk encryption, laptop safe, encryption software, password protection, hard disk encryption, notebook drive encryption, notebook data encryption, laptop encryption solution, notebook file encryption, laptop security software, hdd encryption software, encryption software provider, encryption service provider

• Data Encryption Software: 12-Character Passwords Now The Standard For Security

  Scientists at Georgia Tech are recommending that passwords be no shorter than 12-characters long. I can think of at least one exception to this recommendation when it comes to laptop encryption software ; however, it would behoove most to follow the recommendation... Posted Aug 23 2010, 10:09 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data security, hard drive encryption, computer data security, secure digital assets, endpoint security, laptop security, file encryption, prevent data leakage, password protection, hard disk encryption, safe notebook, laptop security software, hdd encryption software, data security provider, best encryption

• Best Computer Password Protection No Match For Data Encryption: Overriding Windows Password Prompt

  I've often noted that, when it comes to data security, password-protection cannot hold a candle to data encryption like AlertBoot. This was reinforced to me today while I was going through a PC Magazine article, "Computer Tools: Your At-Home... Posted Aug 17 2010, 11:56 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data security, data theft prevention, cryptography software, encrypted data, computer data security, information security, password protection, computer encryption software, persistent encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, best encryption

• Data Security: Don't Change Passwords! Advises Siemens

  The following is not a drive encryption software issue per se , but just had to mention it because it deals with information security: apparently, there is malware that is making the rounds. It's exploiting a hard-coded password, and the makers of... Posted Jul 20 2010, 09:18 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: theft, security, information security, secure digital assets, endpoint security, file encryption, prevent data leakage, encryption software, password protection, encryption software provider, encryption standard, file security

• Full Disk Encryption Became A Little More Necessary Today

  Securityweek.com has an article today about a new tool that reveals internet passwords. As most security guys would point out, there is nothing "new" about this tool, hence my title above would technically be misleading (in that FDE is as necessary... Posted Jul 03 2010, 12:26 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, device encryption, data security, hard drive encryption, encrypted data, computer data security, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, password protection, disk encryption, document encryption, data security provider, portable drive encryption, disc encryption

• Disk Encryption: NY Lincoln Medical Notifies 130,945 Of Data Breach

  The loss of seven CDs means a medical data breach for over 130,000 people who've visited Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in New York. The CDs were not protected using disk encryption software , a terrible move, since this seems to qualify... Posted Jun 30 2010, 07:31 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, content encryption, HIPAA, data security, data theft prevention, encrypted data, computer data security, cd encryption, data at rest encryption, encryption software, password protection, disk encryption, encryption law, data security provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, disc encryption, DVD encryption