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This management system runs under a user’s password. Should you let this software manage your Disk Utility encrypted folder passwords and the like (e.g. GnuPG!)? My thoughts are, "No." Why should there be a software on my oper… Continue reading Apple’s Keychain – good security?
A law firm I’ve been in contact with has recently been broken into 3 times in the past 4 months. In spite of a number of laptops and other equipment containing sensitive information being stolen, the tech support company occa… Continue reading Laptop Anti-Theft Measures
I am thinking on a way which would prevent unauthorized copying or recording of data by photographing screens.
I also think, if the content of a screen is understable for an eye of a living human, it is also photographable by any mobile.
… Continue reading Is it possible to prevent unauthorized copying or recording of data by photographing screens?
When we talk about encryption in relation to the OSI Model we usually hear about encryption at Application (Email – PGP), Transport (SSL), Network (IPSec) and even Data Link Layer (WPA). But I have never heard of something in… Continue reading Is encryption possible at the physical layer?
When we talk about encryption in relation to the OSI Model we usually hear about encryption at Application (Email – PGP), Transport (SSL), Network (IPSec) and even Data Link Layer (WPA). But I have never heard of something in… Continue reading Is encryption possible at the physical layer?
Apparently Travel Sentry locks can only be opened:
by their owner,
by the TSA, CATSA and “other security agencies”.
How do they work technically?
Is there some electronics embedded with authentication capabilities?
Do th… Continue reading How do Travel Sentry locks work? (supposedly openable only by security agencies)
I am writing a novel in which a researcher attempts to work against a study he is a part of by purposely sabotaging operations on the research compound. I am wondering if the following is plausible.
“Bob” starts a small fir… Continue reading What Man-made Physical Threat Could Pose Severe Danger to a Server Farm?
Assume the following scenario:
You have to set up a machine in a way that a user is unable to bring out a certain set of files (or a single file only) from that machine while he has to be able to access the file on the machi… Continue reading How can I prevent someone from carrying out a file from a machine
Background
I have am developing a service which consists in a small headless client device (e.g. OLinuXino) which will contain sensitive data.
The device will be plugged to a remote network (maybe behind a firewall) and it… Continue reading Protecting data on a remote device
Yesterday my friends Samsung Galaxy S3 was stolen. We have found the perpetrator but cannot yet prove anything. He is uploading photos to social media via the phone. Is there any chance to download and analyze the photo by so… Continue reading Locating a stolen device