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  • Microsoft downplays Black Hat Bitlocker/TPM hack

    Posted February 12, 2010 - 10:11 pm

    Microsoft on Friday downplayed the risk of using Trusted Platform Module chips after Black Hat researchers demonstrated a hack of them last week. TPM, the bases of Windows hard drive encryption features like BitLocker, is not to be feared because the hack requires physical ownership of the box, special equipment and IC knowledge, says Paul Cooke on the Windows Security Blog.

  • BitLocker, TPM won't defend all PCs against VBootkit 2.0

    Posted April 28, 2009 - 3:30 pm

    TPM and BitLocker can protect Windows 7 computers against a bootkit attack unveiled last week but these technologies won't be available on many computers.

  • The Downside of Laptop Downsizing

    Posted December 22, 2008 - 2:37 pm

    Computerworld has a nice article that points out some reasons that the new netbook craze may be a bad choice for some companies "Small Laptops Pose A Big Security Risk". This is a good warning to companies, especially those larger companies regulated by various federal and ethical rules, that smaller laptops may lose some critical security support
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