Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
I used to joke about the client that once told me their management mandated “double encryption” on all financial information after a breach. In their case, they were encrypting their database and backup tapes. Not that there isn’t a valid reason to encrypt databases and backup tapes, but the way ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
You can use the EFSINFO tool to find all encrypted files on a volume. This tool is found in the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools on your product CD. To use this tool to find encrypted files, run the following from a command prompt:
efsinfo /s:c: | find ": Encrypted"
Why would ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Computer encryption technologies have all relied on one key assumption that RAM (Random Access Memory) is volatile and that all content is lost when power is lost. That key assumption is now being fundamentally challenged with a $7 can of compressed air and it’s enough to give every security professional ...
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