Security and Encryption

Linked by Andrew Youll on Sat 1st Oct 2005 13:48 UTC (OS News)

12 May 2008

Hackers at a security conference failed to break into Via Technologies' StrongBox security application during a competition . The Taiwanese microprocessor vendor offered a $5000 (EUR 4157) prize to any hacker who could break into StrongBox, a secure virtual hard drive of up to 40GB designed to protect data from computer intruders.

Gemalto and McAfee, Inc. Introduce Simple Two-Factor Authentication for Full Disk Encryption (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

12 May 2008

Gemalto and McAfee announced today a new integrated solution that enables PC and laptop users secure and convenient access to fully encrypted disks through strong, secure, hardware-based, two factor authentication.

RFID security devices follow you everywhere you go (Baltimore Sun)

11 May 2008

Critics worry about the security of Don't take a hammer to your new U.S. passport. And don't drill a hole in that credit card or zap it in the microwave.