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RE: File Encryption - Laptop
From: <Bill_Roswell () oxy com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:05:52 -0500
First you want something other than Microsoft's EFS. There are many programs that can read/modify files encrypted with that. However, more important you need to think about the crypto key management. You need to make it as simple as possible for the user, so they will use it, not try to bypass it and won't either use the same weak password or write them down. For example it is usually better to encrypt everything and have them have one crypto key they can remember, rather than having a crypto folder fro sensitive and confidential information and a plain text for public documents. Second , you need some kind of key escrow recovery incase the person forgets their crypto key, is terminated or is run over. Encryption has been around for a long long time and if you overlook the administration you are in fro trouble. Some products to look at PGP works good, Zixit is good for email transmission, PC-Guardian is good for hard drive encryption. Thanks, Bill Security Architect Oxy Inc. IT-Security Occidental Petroleum Corporation Houston, Texas 713-215-7976 THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE SECRETS OF OCCIDENTAL. UNAUTHORIZED USE OR DISCLOSURE IS PROHIBITED. -----Original Message----- From: Marcel Janus [mailto:marceljanus () gmx de] Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 3:08 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: File Encryption - Laptop
-----Original Message----- From: Ethan Harris [mailto:harris_ethan () hotmail com] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 4:53 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: File Encryption - Laptop Hi all,
Hi,
I'm fairly new to the secuirty world, but have been recently asked by my company to find a product that will be able encrypt files on a PC (mostly Win98 and Win2k based), especially on laptops. They want an extra layer of security in case any of these machines get stolen. Thanks in advance for the input.
Look at Blowfish Advanced CS, it's free and I'm very happy with it. http://maakus.dyndns.org/software.html Bye Marcel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Captus Networks Are you prepared for the next Sobig & Blaster? - Instantly Stop DoS/DDoS Attacks, Worms & Port Scans - Precisely Define and Implement Network Security - Automatically Control P2P, IM and Spam Traffic FIND OUT NOW - FREE Vulnerability Assessment Toolkit http://www.captusnetworks.com/ads/42.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captus Networks Are you prepared for the next Sobig & Blaster? - Instantly Stop DoS/DDoS Attacks, Worms & Port Scans - Precisely Define and Implement Network Security - Automatically Control P2P, IM and Spam Traffic FIND OUT NOW - FREE Vulnerability Assessment Toolkit http://www.captusnetworks.com/ads/42.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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