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Using GPG/PGP/FireGPG to Encrypt and Sign Email from Gmail

2008-01-14 00:56:47 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
...Encrypt and Sign Email from Gmail This tutorial will show how to use GPG and the FireGPG plug-in to encrypt and decrypt messages in Gmail. GPG is an open source implementation of OpenPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) , a public-key-encryption system. With public key encryption you dont have to give away the secret key that decrypts data for people to...
 
Tags: encrypt, public key encryption, public key, secret key, sign email, gpg, gmail, decrypt messages, messages
 
 
 
 
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Lost laptop = Lost data!

2007-08-18 08:28:15 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...Encrypt your data. If someone should get your laptop and gain access to your files, encryption can give you another layer of protection. With Windows XP and Windows Vista you can choose to encrypt files and folders. Then, even if someone gains access to an important file, they can't decrypt it and see your information. Learn more about how to...
 
Tags: data, lost data, lost, lost laptop, laptop, laptop data aware, lost brand, aware, laptop security device
 
 
 
 
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ATM Communication - How Secure ?

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2008-03-21 12:34:00 by Random InfoSec Guy in Security Coin
...encrypted PIN value and the natural PIN), what the minimum encryption requirements are (Triple DES), what the specifications of the devices that encrypt/decrypt the PIN are (Tamper Resistant Security Modules), how PINs should be exchanged between various Financial Institutions (exchange keys between two FIs out-of-band AND under the...
 
Tags: pin, pin offsets, atm, pin translation, natural pin, key, key management, atm communications, encryption key
 
 
 
 
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Lost Tennessee Tech flash drive affects 990 students

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2008-01-17 10:14:11 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...encrypt the data. There are low-cost and even free options to encrypt confidential data, and most (if not all) major flash memory manufacturers offer encryption options to fit the need (for instance, the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus Personally, I haven't evaluated any of the built-in vendor solutions, so I can't comment on their...
 
Tags: flash, flash drive, ban flash, 16gb flash drive, students, confidential data, data, students personal information, personal information
 
 
 
 
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Stolen laptop contained unencrypted Fallon Community Health Plan information

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2008-01-25 11:54:27 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...encrypted, but a subsequent investigation has proven this to be false Reference URL Worcester Telegram Boston Herald story Boston Business Journal story Report Credit Bob Kievra, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Response From the online sources cited above Fallon Community Health Plan said this afternoon the names, dates of birth and Medicare...
 
Tags: information, sensitive personal information, fallon, protect confidential information, accesses confidential information, fallon senior plan, senior plan, confidential information, unknown vendor
 
 
 
 
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Lost Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey laptop

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2008-02-11 13:52:36 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...encrypted laptops Thomas Rubino, director of public affairs for Horizon, said the loss of data resulted from a violation of company security practices, and was being investigated on January 23, 2008, a security feature was initiated that destroys all of the data on stolen computer Evan] Why would Horizon BCBSNJ invest in software to...
 
Tags: horizon, horizon bcbsnj takes, horizon bcbsnj, data, medical data, jersey, remotely destroy data, bcbsnj, laptop
 
 
 
 
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Introduction To Database Encryption

2008-02-13 02:51:41 by rmogull in securosis.com
 
...encryption is like a home repair project- either its really easy and goes exactly as planned, or about five minutes in you realize you might not want to make any weekend plans for the next 2-3 years, and perhaps you should take a trip to the flower store before trying to explain why your family will be living with exposed wall studs and...
 
Tags: database encryption, database, divide database encryption, database activity, encryption, discrete data, data, data encryption, columnfield encryption
 
 
 
 
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Hannaford and Sweetbay supermarkets announce compromise of 4.2 million credit and debit cards

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2008-03-18 00:07:06 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks Sensitive information must be encrypted during transmission over networks that are easy and common for a hacker to intercept, modify, and divert data while in transit It's hard for Hannaford to claim they didn't know I sincerely hope that the statement "our systems, which...
 
Tags: credit, hannaford, breach description, breach, credit-card data breach, carry hannaford products, information, personal information, information security
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from NHLBI contained personal health information

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2008-03-24 22:13:49 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...encrypted medical information of about 2,500 participants in a cardiac study conducted by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) may have been compromised by the theft of a laptop PC last month Reference URL NHLBI Press Release The Associated Press ComputerWorld The Washington Post Report Credit NHLBI Response From the online...
 
Tags: information, nhlbi, financial information, medical information, laptop computers, nhlbi laptop computers, confidential information, government laptop computer, government
 
 
 
 
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Hannaford Supermarkets

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2008-03-22 12:27:00 by Random InfoSec Guy in Security Coin
...encrypted IPIN among other things. If a sniffer was present at the swipe location, it surely would've got the name. But he clearly states no names were accessed. But what if it was in the scenario described a few posts below - about the ATM authorizations ? If you look at the message formats, they have card numbers and expiration dates. What...