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TrueCrypt 7.0 New Release
Posted by Mourad Ben Lakhoua in Encryption, Software Security, Tools on July 19, 2010
TrueCrypt one of the popular tools for encrypting and hiding partition under Linux, MacOS and Windows system has released a new version.
The new features at this release include:
* AES Hardware-accelerated encryption this function is supported by some processors and helps to accelerate encryption performed in a faster way than by purely software implementations on the same processors.
* Now it is possible to configure TrueCrypt container on a USB flash drive to mount the drive automatically whenever you insert the USB flash drive into the USB port. This is cool.
* Partition/device-hosted volumes can now be created on drives that use a sector size of 4096, 2048, or 1024 bytes.
* Favorite Volumes Organizer this means that now you can organize your mounted device upon logon to system as read only or removable medium
* The Favorites menu now contains a list of your non-system favorite volumes. When you select a volume from the list, you are asked for its password (and/or keyfiles) (unless it is cached) and if it is correct, the volume is mounted.
It is always recommended to use Truecrypt instead of other built in encryption system because it can hide your volumes and make it impossible for anyone to note the file existing on the HD, plus it provides a flexible way to choose encryption algorithms.
With TruCrypt your data remains encrypted until you need it. Go get your copy by following this link.
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Full disk encryption comes to SSDs for mobile devices, laptops
Posted by Mourad Ben Lakhoua in News on April 21, 2009
Samsung Electronics Co. announced today it is shipping its first self-encrypting solid-state disk (SSD) drives. The drives will come in 1.8-in. and 2.5-in. sizes for handheld devices and laptops, respectively.
In tandem with Samsung’s announcement, Dell Inc. promptly introduced a suite of mobile data security technologies for its Latitude line of laptops, with native drive encryption expected to be available in the next few months.
“The drive, which is designed to deliver some of the fastest encrypted storage available, offers customers eight and a half times the shock tolerance versus standard notebook hard drives,” Dell said in a statement.
Full disk encryption (FDE) is already a standard feature on some desktop and laptop hard disk drives, including Seagate’s Momentus 5400 FDE.2 laptop drive. Samsung claims its SSD is the first to come with FDE.
[Source: Computer world]
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