Reports are coming in of a new trend in hacking techniques. Known as ‘pervasive memory scraping,’ the technique relies on the fact that certain areas of Windows memory are only occasionally overwritten, meaning that data from software that has been closed down on the PC, can still remain for some time after.
Cost effective Self-Encrypting Hard Drives Incorporated into Enigma FIPS
Origin Storage, a leading manufacturer and distributor of IT storage solutions, has today announced the launch of Enigma FIPS which incorporates the Seagate Momentus Self-Encrypting Drive which has recently secured FIPS 140-2 certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Momentus drive provides hardware-based encryption without performance degradation. The FIPS 140-2 solution is the latest in the Enigma range to provide organisations of all sizes with a quick and cost effective way to secure laptops using the highest levels of hardware encryption. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) certification AES compliant devices can be utilised by government agencies or departments for the purpose of protecting sensitive data. The Prices of the Enigma FIPS drives start at GBP £249 USD $398. Euro €298.
US IT security experts and liberty organisations discuss the ramifications of the recent effective shutdown of the Internet in Egypt - and whether President Obama should have access to an Internet `kill switch' - the organisers of Infosecurity Europe show are saying that the saga highlights the need for IT contingency planning.
Reports that certain types of flash disks lack a secure deletion facility highlights the fact that solid state storage devices are very different in their architecture than magnetic drives, says Andy Cordial, managing director of storage systems specialist Origin Storage.
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