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Kaspersky Labs Trying to Crack 1024-bit RSA

2008-06-12 12:30:41 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...bit RSA key used by the Gpcode Virus. From their website : We estimate it would take around 15 million modern computers, running for about a year, to crack such a key What are they smoking at Kaspersky? We've never factored a 1024-bit number -- at least, not outside any secret government agency -- and it's likely to require a lot more than 15...
 
Tags: rsa, 1024-bit, kaspersky, 1024-bit rsa key, key, crack, kaspersky lab, mathematical, million modern computers
 
 
 
 
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Migrating to Windows Vista: Should you go with 64-bit?

2008-05-16 10:02:07 by Biren Posey in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Deciding between the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista is an important decision for those upgrading to the OS. Brien Posey weighs the pros and cons of each version
 
Tags: windows vista, posey weighs, 64-bit editions, version, decision, cons, pros, 32-bit
 
 
 
 
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Warming the cold boot a bit of braggin from BitArmor

2008-02-28 13:17:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...BitArmor have taken another approach the solve the problem approach. In fact, we had solved this problem, before it even became a known issue. Our CEO, Patrick McGregor is one of the researchers mentioned in the Princeton paper as having proposed architectural enhancements to prevent (the key word being prevent :))these attacks. From the...
 
Tags: approach, happy approach, disk encryption products, disk encryption, complexity approach, bitarmor, disk encryption technologies, researchers, princeton researchers
 
 
 
 
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Five benefits of Microsoft's 64-bit Windows outlay

2008-03-21 14:29:33 by Sue Troy in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Microsoft is building a lot of support for 64-bit platforms into Windows. Here are five benefits of that investment for your customers
 
Tags: benefits, windows, microsoft, 64-bit platforms, support, lot, investment, customers
 
 
 
 
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Virtualization and 64-bit: A match made in Windows heaven

2008-05-21 08:44:17 by Christa Anderson in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
As virtualization becomes more popular in Windows environments, it's important to know how to get the best performance from the technology. Christa Anderson explains why the implementation of 64-bit operating systems and virtualization should go hand in hand
 
Tags: virtualization, christa anderson explains, 64-bit, windows environments, hand, popular, systems, implementation, technology
 
 
 
 
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Changing the SSL cipher order in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista

2007-11-07 05:37:47 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...bit-lengths first. Why? If longer bit lengths are more secure, shouldn't they be listed first Remember, encryption is the thing that buys you time against Immutable Law #3 . But performing encryption itself takes time. So when choosing an algorithm and a bit length, one important consideration is to ask yourself this question: "How long do I...
 
Tags: sha, null sha, cbc sha p384, cbc sha, cbc sha p521, shorter bit lengths, bit lengths, cbc sha p256, 256-bit aes
 
 
 
 
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Blackhat SEO Campaign at The Millennium Challenge Corporation

The Article has images
2008-05-07 03:57:19 by HASH0x8ae4918 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...bit.nl which is a legitimate Dutch table tennis association. Compared to previous blackhat SEO campaigns that I've assessed in the past taking advantage of redirection only, the layout of the embedded pages in this one is sticking the remotely loading images at the top of the page, and placing the original at the bottom The campaign's main...
 
Tags: images, images ttv-bit, sites, page rank-ed sites, ttv-bit, spam pages, spam, campaign, pages
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft IPsec diagnostic tool

2008-02-01 11:39:04 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...bit of a challenge to configure, especially if you're newly learning about it. Microsoft recently released a diagnostic tool to help you create and test your policies. It checks for common network problems on host machines and suggests repair commands. It collects IPsec policy information on systems and parses IPsec logs to deduce why a...
 
Tags: windows vista enterprise, windows vista, windows vista business, windows, windows firewall, windows server, ipsec, tool, diagnostic tool
 
 
 
 
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TJX - Who suffers?

2007-10-26 08:12:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...bits. They take awhile to think out and I need to post something All the signs are pointing that TJX has suffered a text book case hack attempt and so all the Security Chicken Littles were salivating because this would be the "I told you so" opportunity of a lifetime And it didn't happen. I blogged about it here and here So, what happened?...
 
Tags: tjx, bit, bit harder, impact tjx, suffers, process, credit card process, credit cards, consumers start