Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Cryptography expert Bruce Schneier, in conjunction with a research group, has studied the security of TrueCrypt, to see whether it meets the specifications for a 'Deniable File System' (DFS) – implemented in TrueCrypt as hidden volumes – and is really able to conceal the existence of a volume within a ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
If you're using encryption software to keep part of your computer's hard drive private, you may have a problem, according to researchers at the University of Washington and BT Group PLC.
They've discovered that popular programs such as Microsoft Corp.'s Word and Google Desktop store data on unencrypted sections of a ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Microsoft warns that an unpatched Word vulnerability has become the subject of targeted attacks.The flaw - which is restricted to Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3 - creates a mechanism for hackers to inject hostile code onto vulnerable systems. Redmond has published workarounds as a stop-gap measure while its ...
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Be extra careful when opening documents in Windows, especially if they are Word files.
Microsoft on Friday warned that cyber criminals may be taking advantage of an unpatched flaw in the Windows operating system to install malicious software on a victim's PC.
The reported attack, now under investigation by Microsoft, involves a ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Microsoft is advising people to run its Word application in "safe mode" to help guard against a Trojan horse that surfaced recently, though security experts on Wednesday said there still appears little cause for alarm.
"The good news is that it doesn't seem to be very widespread," said Graham Cluley, a ...
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