Evil Maid goes after TrueCrypt!

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Let’s quickly recap the Evil Maid Attack. The scenario we consider is when somebody left an encrypted laptop e.g. in a hotel room. Let’s assume the laptop uses full disk encryption like e.g. this provided by TrueCrypt or PGP Whole Disk Encryption. Many people believe, including some well known security experts, ...

Kernel 2.6.31 To Speed Up Linux Desktop

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Dan Jones writes "As the Linux community looks forward to another kernel release, the kernel hackers have been working on improving the memory management so that the X desktop responsiveness is doubled under high memory pressure. The result is an improved desktop experience. Benchmarks on memory-tight desktops show clock time ...

AutoRun changes in Windows 7

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have announced some AutoRun changes for Windows 7. Currently Conficker and other malware is taking advantage of the AutoRun functionality as a spreading mechanism. AutoRun is used to start some programs automatically when a CD or another media is inserted into a computer. The main ...

Panda Releases Free Security Tool for Autorun

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Panda, an antivirus software company, has a new free Panda USB Vaccine available for download that can disable the Windows Autorun feature for an entire PC or a particular USB drive. The Autorun feature in Windows can make it easier to install software - and it can also be exploited by ...

Add Wireshark to the PortableApps Suite

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

I just saw that Wireshark has a version available for download to add it directly to your PortableApps Suite.  This will allow you to carry a working copy of Wireshark around with you on a USB stick with all of your other portable applications. First, grab the portable version of Wireshark ...