I have been using the open source encryption software TrueCrypt for a long time to keep my data secure on connected hard drives. The program has evolved over the years, and can now create encrypted file containers, encrypt full partitions and even the whole computer system. TrueCrypt is that solid that its developers need to [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

A judge recently ordered a US citizen to decrypt storage space on a computer so that police forces could analyze protected files on the system. In this particular case, the defendant was ordered to decrypt the hard drive of her Toshiba notebook no later than February 21, or face the consequences “including contempt of court”. [...]

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Ever since the Blu-Ray video format was first announced, it has been claimed that the copy-protection on the system was uncrackable.  This is because is uses technology in your HDMI port to determine the authenticity of the video source.  Without this technology built into the port’s circuitry Blu-Ray video simply won’t work, which caused problems with some [...]

Categories: Hacking

As we carry more devices around with us, smartphones, tablets, netbooks, ultraportables, than ever before and now I’m wrondering if biometrics are fast becoming the must-have addition for mobile computing in the 21st century.  I have a variety of mobile devices myself and have tested a great many more in the last year.  Of these, [...]

Categories: Security

There are many types of Wi-Fi encryption you can use on modern Internet routers. So which one should you use? Many people don’t even use encryption, and those that do just pick an encryption type at random without knowing what they do. Most encryption types are better than nothing at all, but some are more [...]

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BitLocker, first introduced with Windows Vista, is a full drive encryption technology that works with hardware in compatible computers known as a Trusted Platform Module (TPM chip).  It offers enterprise-level data encryption and caused some controversy when it first appeared with some governmental agencies calling on Microsoft to leave them a back door in, something [...]

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I have been using the encryption software TrueCrypt for a long, long time. Cannot really remember when I first started using it but it must have been around the time when Windows XP was the operating system of choice. The developers have improved the software considerably over time. They added features like the ability to [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Our data is becoming more and more important to us as we’re keeping ever more of our lives on our PCs, tablets, smartphones and in the cloud.  Currently there are precious few ways to encrypt this data in a way that’s guaranteed to be trouble-free.  Two of the most obvious being hard disks with encryption [...]

Categories: Security, Tutorials Basic

As kids, we had our own secret codes and words that we used to communicate when outsiders were around. That was a basic from of cryptography. Computer users today have sophisticated tools at their disposal to encrypt messages, so that only they and designated recipients can understand those messages. Scambled Egg is an Open Source [...]

Categories: Linux, Software, Windows