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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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Debian OpenSSL Blunder

2008-05-15 09:19:37 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...bit or larger keys didn't matter, because the randomness in them had been so greatly diminished. Moore was able to generate all the 1024 bit DSA and 2048 bit RSA keys for an SSH account in a couple hours on 31 2.33GHz Xeon cores and he has published them. The ISC also makes the point that to fix the damage caused by this problem you don't...
 
Tags: openssl, bit rsa keys, keys, public key, public, public keys, moore explains, moore, debian
 
 
 
 
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Shimel Wants To Sell You A Dead Parrot. On An Iceberg. Slathered In GRC

2008-05-15 15:38:28 by rmogull in securosis.com
 
...bit naive and off base in my criticism of GRC Now most of you probably think the title of this post refers to the famous Monty Python bit, but thats only one of our many popular culture dead parrot options. Im also amused by the blind kid with the dead parakeet with its head taped back on in Dumb and Dumber. Yes, Im just that disturbed....
 
Tags: grc, grc tools offer, tools, grc vendors, security tools, confuse grc, grc trap, compliance, grc tool
 
 
 
 
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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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The Daily Incite - March 31, 2008

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2008-03-31 08:01:05 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...bits. We are all family guys, with at least a spouse at home - but once a year we step into the time machine and carry on like frat-boys. Staying out most of the night, running up a pretty scary bar tab, pulling each other out of potential rumbles with guys half our age - you know the deal The first night is always a blow-out. And the second...
 
Tags: metrics, actionable metrics, information security programs, information security, security metrics, security, security incident, top security news, news
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Incite - December 20, 2007

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2007-12-20 12:48:48 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...bit lumpy lately, and that's probably annoying to you. Oh well. At times I struggle with what to do and what not to do. Lately, I've been focusing on what pays, as opposed to what doesn't. Maybe that's the wrong decision, but it's a decision nonetheless As I've been grappling with getting everything done, I saw this post on Penelope Trunk's...
 
Tags: security, security world, information security, information, security folks, top security news, security desktop, virtualization security, security technology
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Incite - May 1, 2008

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2008-04-30 15:24:22 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...bit over the weekends, it's definitely possible for me to skip it Second, the Boss and I will be tied up all day at an event. And I mean all day. So now I have a fighting chance, since it would be a lot harder to unplug if I was in the house watching some crappy baseball game So we'll see how it goes. I'm kind of excited by the possibility...
 
Tags: client-less option, client-less, client, nac client, role, security role, security, top security news, news
 
 
 
 
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Blackhat SEO Campaign at The Millennium Challenge Corporation

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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