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Fraudster ordered to decrypt laptop says she forgot the password
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2012-02-07 08:26
Ramona Fricosu, the woman ordered by a court to decrypt the contents of her laptop until February 21, revealed through the voice of her lawyer that she might have forgotten the password to the encrypted drive.
According to Wired, the defendant hasn’t taken this position in court, but her attorney states that people forget their passwords all the time, especially since in this case, the encryption wasn’t set up by Fricosu herself.
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Hackers may be able to 'outwit' online banking security devices
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-02-06 08:17
Criminal hackers have found a way round the latest generation of online banking security devices given out by banks, the BBC has learned.
After logging in to the bank's real site, account holders are being tricked by the offer of training in a new "upgraded security system". Money is then moved out of the account but this is hidden from the user.
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DiskCrypt turns any laptop storage into a self-encrypted drive
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2012-01-13 01:11
At CES, Singapore-based ST Electronics was showing off a new security device that can be installed in nearly any notebook computer to protect its data from prying eyes—Digisafe DiskCrypt, a hard-disk enclosure that turns any 1.8-inch micro-SATA device into removable and fully encrypted storage. The enclosure, which is the size of a 2.5" drive, can be used as a drop-in replacement for existing drives.
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Could crypto-currency change how we pay?
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-01-09 02:07
Although we feel we know cash intimately, let's take a deeper look at some of its attributes. First of all, it's represented by a physical object: either a banknote or a coin.
If you buy something, you hand over that physical thing to the seller. It leaves your possession and enters theirs. Your net cash worth is reduced by the amount of cash you've handed over.
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New Year's Resolution: Full Disk Encryption on Every Computer You Own
Submitted by l33tdawg on Sun, 2012-01-01 11:45
The New Year is upon us, and you might be partaking in the tradition of making a resolution for the coming year. This year, why not make a resolution to protect your data privacy with one of the most powerful tools available? Commit to full disk encryption on each of your computers.
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