NVMe and Self-Encrypting Drives &#8211; The Perfect Match

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Why PBA Is Important for FDE, Even on Tablets

The question of whether PBA (Pre-Boot Authentication) is necessary for FDE (Full Disk Encryption), especially for tablets, came up this week. The answer is a definite yes. (more…)

Aug 18, 2014

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Revisiting the TPM

TPMs have been shipping for nearly 8 years now. WinMagic was an early adopter and supported TPM version 1.1 for full disk encryption before most. We expanded our support to the more main stream version 1.2 TPMs when they started…

Feb 13, 2014

General Industry Speak: Useful blogs about IT security!

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…

Jan 30, 2014

Come one, come all

Last week we announced the results of the Ponemon Institute study we commissioned and had co-sponsored by leading industry SED partners. We wanted to take this opportunity to remind readers that next week we’ll be reviewing the data via a…

Apr 24, 2013

Hot Topics from the RSA 2013 Security Conference

My colleagues and I attended the 2013 RSA Security Conference last week in San Francisco, and with well over 20,000 attendees, RSA was very busy and better attended than in recent years. After the conference I polled my colleagues for…

Mar 6, 2013

What kind of encryption is best for you?

There are plenty of ways to secure data and all have pretty acronyms: Full Disk Encryption (FDE), File and Folder Encryption (FFE), Removable Media Encryption (RME) and so on. These three are the ‘meat’ of any good encryption solution. The…

Jan 17, 2013

An offer you can’t refuse

This post is going to be a lot of shameless self-promotion for WinMagic but it’s something we think is important as it’s tied directly to the recent launch of SecureDoc 6.1. (more…)

Dec 3, 2012

Introducing SecureDoc 6.1

In today’s world, Bring Your Own Device or BYOD has quickly become a reality that organizations have come to expect. With over 76 per cent of employees using multiple devices, many of which are now owned by the individual not…

Nov 26, 2012