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Firewire-Based Physical Security Attacks on Windows 7, EFS and BitLocker

This paper discusses Firewire-based physical security attacks on Microsoft Windows 7. In the course of research, it was successfully able to bypass the Windows 7 RTM authentication check and logon with any password. While the attack vector itself is not new, also it describes the impact of Firewire-based Windows authentication...

Tags: Physical Security, BitLocker, Attack, Microsoft Windows 7, FireWire, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-08-13

TechNet Webcast: Protecting Your Data With Windows 7 BitLocker and BitLocker to Go (Level 300)

The attendee will learn how to protect the data on systems running the Windows 7 operating system using BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. The presenter of this webcast will examine BitLocker enhancements and capabilities, the presenter set up and configures Trusted Module Management Personal Identification Numbers PINs using Windows Platform...

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, BitLocker, Microsoft TechNet

Webcasts 2009-07-29

TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Enhanced Security and Control (Level 300)

Core platform security improvements in the Windows 7 operating system help to secure anywhere access, protect data, and protect desktop users. The presenter of this webcast explains how Windows 7 security features provide the foundation for a secure and reliable desktop platform. The presenter discusses few topics such as User...

Tags: Webcast, Security Improvement, BitLocker, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-07-15

TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Feature Overview (Level 200)

The attendee of this webcast will discover Windows 7 platform capabilities that provide enhanced security and control, secure anywhere access that can make users more productive, and seamless desktop management that can make it easier for IT professionals and users to manage the desktop. The presenter will discuss networking features...

Tags: Webcast, Improvement, BitLocker, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Disaster Recovery, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Webcasts 2009-06-03

Secure your USB drives with BitLocker To Go for Windows 7

With the huge increase in the use of very small, large capacity, USB drives, the potential for sensitive data to be lost or stolen has really become more of a problem. In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz introduces you to the Windows 7...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Greg Shultz, USB Flash Drive, BitLocker, Microsoft Windows, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-05-13

Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students again

I can't say I'm not surprise; Microsoft has a habit of annoying me and screwing over students. We may as well have a quick look as to what is in the "student" edition of Windows 7 - which you'll see isn't as easy as you might think. On campus...

Tags: Student, Microsoft Corp., BitLocker, Edition, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-02-05

BitLocker for dummies (...students)

BitLocker for dummies (...students)Some insight needed.....Does anyone know how BitLocker will compare security wise compared to File Vault on a OS X?If its at least comparable, I will look into it.Thanks.Evan13RE: BitLocker for dummies (...students)[b]Just to screw you over even more, BitLocker is only available on Windows Vista Ultimate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BitLocker

Discussion threads 2009-01-03

BitLocker for dummies (...students)

Students need security; it's a paramount element of university life. Without security, our laptops can go missing (or stolen, depending on which university you go to), and a good proportion of your life you can say goodbye to. This came in the form of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, USB Flash Drive, BitLocker, Computer, BitLocker-to-Go, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-03

BitLocker (and BitLocker-to-Go) for Dummies

No matter how hard you try, BitLocker just won't work. The help is useless and Google doesn't help. For students, this is how to tighten up your laptop. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: BitLocker, Zack Whittaker, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Security, TPM, iGeneration

Image galleries 2009-01-03

Some minor criticisms of the Windows 7 beta

After using the finalised Windows 7 beta build (build 7000) for a good few days as my primary operating system, I'm exceptionally happy with it. I've tried to find bugs, as it is pre-release software, but so far have found none, which bodes well for the software giant. I do,...

Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Windows 7, Window, Beta, BitLocker, XPS, Size Option, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-29

TechNet Webcast: Windows BitLocker for the Enterprise: Notes From the Field (Level 200)

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a brand-new security feature available in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems that provides an elegant solution for the "Lost laptop" situation that no enterprise wants to admit to. The attendee of this webcast will learn from some of the experiences...

Tags: Webcast, IBM Lotus Notes, BitLocker, Microsoft TechNet, Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2008-12-16

Data Center of the Future: Bitlocker

Hear about BitLocker™, and important component in WS08 that adds whole disk encryption and secure startup.

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Disk, Data Center, BitLocker, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Download resources 2008-11-01

Well, now we know two flavors of Windows 7

Well, thanks to a privacy document that Microsoft has posted to its website, we now know at least two flavors that Windows 7 will come in. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Flavor, Microsoft Windows, Web Site Development, Operating Systems, Web Technology, Software, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, BitLocker

Blog posts 2008-10-27

How Microsoft Does IT: Deployment Planning for BitLocker Drive Encryption for Windows Vista

To increase data security on laptop and desktop PCs, the Microsoft Information Security team is deploying functionality within Windows Vista called BitLocker Drive Encryption. This webcast give more about BitLocker. It is a new hardware-enhanced security feature in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate operating systems that provides better off-line...

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., BitLocker, Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2008-10-16

Microsoft downplays BitLocker password leakage

Microsoft downplays BitLocker password leakageSemantics..."while probable, [it's] very unlikely"??? I think somebody needs to learn the definition of probable. Let's look, shall we? Per dictionary.com, Probable: "likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article."...

Tags: SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, BitLocker password, BitLocker, attack, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Microsoft downplays BitLocker password leakage

Microsoft is downplaying the severity of a password leakage issue in BitLocker, the full disk encryption feature built into Windows Vista, insisting that a real world attack scenario is "very unlikely." According to an advisory from iViZ, the password checking routine of Microsoft Bitlocker fails to sanitize...

Tags: Password, Microsoft Corp., BitLocker, BIOS, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-02

BitLocker: Is It Really Secure?

What exactly is BitLocker? How does it work? Is it a truly safe way to protect your data and applications, hard drives, and operating system? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this white paper.

Tags: BitLocker, Global Knowledge

White papers 2007-11-14

Recipe for Mobile Data Security: TPM, Bitlocker, Windows Vista and Active Directory

If one's business is like mine, laptops regularly disappear. Until recently, centrally managed mobile storage encryption solutions for Windows environments were either too costly, required users to carry a key-resident device, or relied on keys residing on local disk. Sometimes the best solution under these circumstances was the presence of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Mobile, Microsoft Windows Vista, BitLocker, Laptop Computer, Erudio Security, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2007-10-01

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Design Guide

This paper describes the various aspects of planning for deploying Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption for Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate computers in an enterprise environment. To plan enterprise deployment of BitLocker, one must first understand the current policies and procedures. This paper provides a systematic approach to help...

Tags: BitLocker, Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2007-08-01

EFS and BitLocker - Vista's crypto dynamic duo

Here are two articles I released explaining the purpose of EFS Encrypted File System versus BitLocker in Windows Vista and a step-by-step guide on implementing Vista BitLocker full-volume encryption. You might be wondering why there are two different data encryption technologies in Vista and this will explain the differences....

Tags: Security, Vista, Desktop

Blog posts 2007-03-01