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• Data Security: Why Salting Password Hashes Is Required But Has Limitations

  The big news in the data security arena this week is, of course, the hack at zappos.com . Thankfully, data encryption software was used to protect credit card numbers at Zappos, so the fallout from the data breach is curtailed to what is generally considered... Posted Jan 17 2012, 11:51 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, security, computer data security, information security, file encryption, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, password protection, computer encryption software, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, file security, personal information encryption, server encryption, statistics

• Data Encryption Software: Yet Another Article on Yet Another Authentication Scheme

  Or, YAA On YAAS. The site msnbc.com is carrying another article on futuristic password killer initiatives by the military. Passwords are, of course, of great interest to those dealing with data encryption (such as yours truly, at AlertBoot) since they're... Posted Jan 16 2012, 10:08 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, device encryption, hard drive encryption, information security, prevent data leakage, drive encryption, password protection, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, hdd encryption software, breach notification, best encryption

• Update On Stratfor Client Weak Passwords (Updated, Again)

  Apparently my ruminations, yesterday, on Stratfor not salting their passwords were not mere speculation. I kind of had doubts because I couldn't imagine a company in this day and age not salting their password hashes (it'd be like using the password... Posted Jan 04 2012, 07:53 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, data theft prevention, computer data security, information security, encryption software, password protection, encryption software provider, data security provider, breach notification, best encryption

• Data Security: Stratfor Clients Have Weak Passwords

  About a week ago, I had briefly mentioned the Stratfor breach, and how they had stored credit card numbers and other data as plaintext. If you're storing credit card data, let me tell you, you want to be using encryption software (and you never ever... Posted Jan 03 2012, 08:09 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data security, data theft prevention, computer data security, file encryption, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software, password protection, encryption software provider, breach notification, file security, best encryption, data in motion encryption

• Data Encryption Software: Using Your Bum As A Password?

  Researchers at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology in Tokyo have developed a new way to identify people: using 360 sensors arranged and embedded into a seat to measure the pressure profile of a person when they sit down. The system has 98... Posted Dec 26 2011, 07:46 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data security, security, computer data security, password protection

• Data Security: Windows 8 May Feature Picture Passwords

  If you're using disk encryption software like AlertBoot, chances are you have to remember a slightly longish, complex password. After all, what's the use of the strongest encryption in the world if the password for accessing your encrypted contents... Posted Dec 20 2011, 04:53 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, device encryption, data security, data theft prevention, secure digital assets, laptop security, prevent data leakage, laptop safe, drive encryption, password protection, disk encryption, safe notebook, laptop security software, document encryption, data security provider, best encryption