Data Security Goes Beyond Encryption
Over the weekend Bell announced that more than 22,000 SMB customers’ user data was compromised and posted online. So what was the source of the breach? A third-party supplier. (more…)
Managing Security and Compliance
One of the more common IT headaches in medium to large sized organizations is managing mixed environments. It’s not just different operating systems and software applications but also devices of various form factors, be it servers, desktops, laptops, tablets and…
Put On Your Thinking Cap
Data encryption and security management seems like an easy thing to talk about, implement and manage day to day, but the fact is, there’s always a learning curve. (more…)
620,000 reasons to encrypt
I’ve talked about it before and as an organization we’re constantly trying to tell people and organizations that encryption should be the first line of defense for data on portable devices such as laptops. And yet again, we’re seeing a…
Trusted Computing Group Opal vs Enterprise SEDs
I have been asked several times what the difference between a TCG Opal and TCG Enterprise SED (Self-Encrypting Drive) is. From a specification perspective they are both outputs of the TCG Storage Work Group and both have their roots in…
Pre-Boot Network Authentication
Being an IT administrator can be very challanging, with many responsibilities ranging from making sure every employee has the proper working tools required to do their jobs to keeping corporate data safe. Some of the simplest tasks faced by IT…
Connect with us!
As 2014 kicks off, WinMagic will be attending a number of different events over the next few months. In particular, we are excited to be attending our first Data Connectors of the year, being held at the Los Angeles Airport…
Exiting out the backdoor
In late December it was revealed that RSA allegedly implemented flawed encryption technology to enable an NSA back door into its tokens. As a result of this, a few key speakers at this year’s RSA 2014 conference are backing out of…
Emergency Services Organization Need Protection Too
When we look at the number of clients we work with on a daily basis and the magnitude of industries they represent, it’s pretty easy for us recognize that companies in all verticals are now beginning to understand the importance…
Intel Anti-Theft and SecureDoc
We received a “Qual (pre-release) SDP” from Intel last week. Basically, an SDP (Software Development Platform) is pre-released hardware intended for ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) like WinMagic to develop and test software against the latest Intel chip sets, even before…
Assessing Security & Risk
This week I’ve been in National Harbor, MD attending the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. As a newcomer to this event, it’s been a whirlwind few days delivering excellent content and insights into key market trends and customer needs.…
Continuing the Innovation Conversation
A few months back we attended an Innovations Showcase event in Seattle where we met with prospective customers and talked about trends in data security. We were at it again yesterday in Detroit and once again, engaged in good dialogue…