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- OpenPGP
- OPENPretty Good Privacy A data encryption protocol as defined by IETF RFC 2440. It is the open version of PGP and uses a "web of trust" rather than...
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- More evidence of why Microsoft, AOL, Google, and Yahoo must work together on spam
- More evidence of why Microsoft, AOL, Google, and Yahoo must work together on spamSpam can be eliminated with signed certificates and cryptography!Signed certificates of authority with encryption will end spam.I've mentioned in your blog more than once [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenPGP]OpenPGP[/url].SMTP doesn't need overhaul. If the message body is encapsulated with encryption and...
- Tags: E-mail, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., OpenPGP, SMTP, spam, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Comcast, BitTorrent and spam spam spam
- Comcast, BitTorrent and spam spam spamFYIThe link is to an Associated Press story verifying the existance of the BitTorrent filter on the Comcast network. The test was done by sending out The Bible via BitTorrent -- it's only a 4.24 Mb file.Complete story athttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discrimination_testsAP tests Comcast's file-sharing filter[url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discrimination_tests]FYI[/url]RE: Comcast, BitTorrent...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, INTERNET, Peer to peer (P2P), BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., spam, spam spam spam, OpenPGP
- Discussion threads 2007-10-20
- After authentication of senders, ending spam requires a relationship managment protocol
- After authentication of senders, ending spam requires a relationship managment protocolDon't reinvent the wheel / OpenPGP[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openpgp]OpenPGP[/url] addresses most of what your article describes and has been put forth as a proposed standard [url=http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2440](RFC 2440)[/url]Being an open proposed standard, it can be readily adopted but there should be a mandate with...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, OpenPGP, authentication
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- OpenPGP Key Exchange and Migration
- Business exchange processes must define the mechanism for establishing trust among partners. Using cryptography as the foundation for trust, the OpenPGP support on z/OS and its use of the Java Cryptography Extension JCE within IBM's Java 5 SDK for z/OS, allow for three options: Passphrase exchange, OpenPGP certificate exchange, and...
- Tags: IBM z/OS, Migration, Certificate, IBM Corp., OpenPGP, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Servers, Java, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware
- White papers 2007-08-06
- Is e-mail past due?
- Is e-mail past due?A lone voice of sanityHear hear! Well said. I'm surprised there aren't more comments here. Perhaps because spam and virus filtering has been such a boom for software developers in recent years. If we were to implement an already well developed publicly-owned authentication strategy,...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, e-mail, OpenPGP
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
Additional Resources
- cGeep Pro (exe)
- cGeep Pro is a professional software made available to all for easy encryption of emails and files alike. Integrated to Windows 2000/XP, cGeep Pro allows to encrypt documents and folders in 1 click. cGeep Pro ships with cGeep Companion for Outlook Office, a plug-in which offers total integration in the...
- Tags: Algorithm, SafeLogic, cGeep Pro, Microsoft Outlook, Engineering, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2008-03-10
- Storm worm goes phishing
- Storm worm goes phishingFast Flux[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_flux]FYI[/url]A 100% reliable solution to stopping spam is to move to PGP or OpenPGP (e.g. [url=http://gnupg.org/]Gnu Privacy Guard[/url]) with signed certificates.As such, the spam will be excluded from your trusted PGP encrypted 'channel' and you can safely ignore.Until this becomes mandated, you'll be left to your...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail providers, KMail, spam, Google Gmail, Storm Worm, phishing
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Thoughts on Google accounts
- Thoughts on Google accountsGoogle AccountsYikes - I am almost completely tied into Google - extensive gmail usage, with teams, family, work..and our family runs on goog's calendar...and all my hockey and soccer schedules/team lists on docs & spreadsheets...what do you mean locked out?RE: Thoughts on Google accountsIt would be a...
- Tags: SECURITY, Spam, Backups, Google Inc., Google Accounts
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- FileCrypt Desktop (exe)
- Encrypt and digitally sign authenticate all your data such as e-mails and computer files. Based on a technology known as PGP Public-Key Encryption, FileCrypt Desktop is compatible with the OpenPGP standard. Although FileCrypt Desktop is high security cryptographic software, it has been designed with an easy-to-use interface and includes shell...
- Tags: Computer, Productivity, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2007-11-01
- What's worse? The spam itself? Or how anti-spam solutions block legitimate mail?
- What's worse? The spam itself? Or how anti-spam solutions block legitimate mail?False positivesHmmm.I get more than 2,000 spam per day, and that's [b]after[/b] the DNSBL filtering weeds out most of it. The automated filters might flag an occasional false positive, but I know that I, personally, have been responsible...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, spam, e-mail, anti-spam
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Digital signatures at heart of health care reform debate
- Digital signatures at heart of health care reform debateIs it safe?Now, we have a new catchy phrase 'safe'. Great. What is the underlying cryptographic standard?This is not going to end. SAFE. SAFER. SAFEPLUS.How about [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openpgp]OpenPGP[/url]?FIPS is fine but let's make the cryptographic standard open so...
- Tags: Digital signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, Vertical industries, Benefits, digital signature, health care, FIPS
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Does payback on email alone make Google Apps' $50/yr. worth it? (Docs, etc? That's icing)
- Does payback on email alone make Google Apps' $50/yr. worth it? (Docs, etc? That's icing)As usual, great analysis!! And, considering you can have it for free if youonly need 2 Gig per user!! That is still a lot more than most corporate systems give you, and then you can forget...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Google Inc., Google Apps, small business, software cost, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, server, software, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2007-10-15
- Enigform (xpi)
- Enigform is a Mozilla Firefox extension that provides you the ability to digitally sign HTTP requests, even those generated via AJAX calls. Enigform implements the mechanism described in the white paper entitled OpenPGP Signing for HTTP. Enigform is focused on adding an extra layer of security to the HTTP protocol....
- Tags: HTTP, Arturo Buanzo Busleiman, Enigform, AJAX, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0
- Software downloads 2007-09-20
- More proof that the spammers are winning and how the e-mail system needs a rewrite
- More proof that the spammers are winning and how the e-mail system needs a rewriteDavid, you guys are embarrassing yourselves featuring OLD stories, like"Microsoft and Open Source: Kissing cousins" which is weeks old and was crappy to start with. If the bloggers to have any NEW stories, do NOT...
- Tags: e-mail, spam, spammer
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Secure your e-mail with OpenPGP
- Governments, major manufacturers, and medical facilities around the world trust their secure communications to PGP Pretty Good Privacy. While PGP works impressively when all is in order, it isn't always easy to configure and can be very tricky to troubleshoot -- and e-mail security is hardly the sort...
- Tags: PGP Corp., E-mail, Online Communications
- Book chapters 2007-07-26
- Encryption Facility R2 for z/OS Performance
- IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS exploits the existing strengths of the mainframe and the IBM z/OS operating system. It is a host-based facility that leverages existing centralized key management in z/OS and the hardware encryption capabilities of IBM mainframes. Although the Encryption Facility for z/OS V1.1 implementation was based on...
- Tags: Performance, IBM z/OS, IBM Corp., Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-05
- AutoKrypt (exe)
- Encryption software designed to automate encryption and decryption of files and folders. The software is a command line wrapper around GnuPG. Encryption methods include OpenPGP password, and OpenPGP private and public key encryption. Includes key generators, and a key store to manage keys. Common tasks include encrypt, decrypt, copy, zip,...
- Tags: Task, Software, HiTek Software, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2007-06-21
- FileCrypt Desktop Pro (exe)
- Open PGP Desktop Pro. Protect encrypt and/or digitally sign authenticate all your data such as e-mails and computer files. Based on a technology known as Public-Key Encryption, FileCrypt Desktop Pro is compatible with the OpenPGP standard. Although FileCrypt Desktop Pro is high security cryptographic software, it has been designed with...
- Tags: Password, Computer, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2007-05-30
- WS_FTP Professional (exe)
- Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2007, the worlds most popular file transfer client with over 40 million users, easily moves data and transfers files anywhere, at anytime, with complete security. WS_FTP Professional delivers lightning-fast transfer speeds, industry-leading security and time saving automation features such as 256-bit transfer encryption, OpenPGP file encryption, file...
- Tags: Ipswitch Inc., WS_FTP, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2007-05-16
- Enigmail (xpi)
- Enigmail adds OpenPGP message encryption and authentication to your email client. It features automatic encryption, decryption and integrated key management functionality. Enigmail requires GnuPG (www.gnupg.org) for the cryptographic functions, which is not included in the installation.Version 0.95 adds support for a variety of foreign languages.
- Tags: Encryption, Enigmail, Security
- Software downloads 2007-05-01
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