I'm no security expert. But I do assume that if the physical machine is compromised, then the data it holds is as good as compromised as well, no matter what level of encryption you have.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:57:51 -0800 Subject: RE: Disk encryption killer: Anyone see this? > I would say off the record no, if you used popular encryption software > and a repeatable process, but when you lose physical security of an > asset, given a reasonable amount of time and effort the encryption will > be cracked and data will be obtained. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, Security +, Network + > > Security Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > [email protected] > > > > From: Chinnery, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 12:37 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Disk encryption killer: Anyone see this? > > > > Oh, great. I wonder what view CMS will take if a laptop is stolen\lost > and it's encrypted. Will they still say it's a HIPAA violation? > > > > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 12:29 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Disk encryption killer: Anyone see this? > > > > Comments anyone? Looks like bad news... > > http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/20/this-299-tool-is-reportedly-cap > able-of-cracking-bitlocker-pgp-and-truecrypt-disks-in-real-time/ > > > > David Lum > Sr. Systems Engineer // NWEATM > Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
