Security

LIVE Body Armour Test – CEO of PPSS being shot, successfully testing new bullet proof vest. LIVE Body Armour Test - CEO of PPSS Being Shot PPSS Ltd North Yorkshire, UK - -( Ammoland.com )- “In the world of executive protection it is of great importance to see how quickly you could become fully operational again after being shot from close range”, Robert Kaiser says after personally being shot, testing their new covert bullet proof vests. A high definition video has now been made available on...Read Full Story

Eircom, the company that dominates telecommunication services in Ireland, has revealed two data breaches that affect over 7,000 in total.  In one instance, two laptops were stolen from Eircom's offices.  In the other, one laptop was stolen from an employee's home.  None of the laptops were protected with full disk encryption like AlertBoot despite existing corporate encryption policies. 6,845 Customers and 686 Meter Employees In total, 7,531 people were affected by the two separate...Read Full Story

What do you do when you face the trouble? You want to ward it off by the help of the people who know the things best. But the question is that where to find the right people when you look for them. Just like when you are looking for the right person who can protect your home and the office flawlessly, you sometimes grope in the dark. But if you are careful enough then it's not difficult find the right solution. The modern security guard companies are resorting to the modern technology to...Read Full Story

I've come across a suntimes.com review of a device tracking "spyware" called "Prey."  Based on open-sourced software (and not without its controversy), it's a root-level software that will keep track of devices via the internet, assuming a connection is available.  While I can see the benefits of such software, it's incompatible with disk encryption programs like AlertBoot for one simple reason: the thief cannot access your computer. Good Encryption Prevents Access to Computer The...Read Full Story

Administrators confident about the safety of their data encrypted on company laptops should start squirming if a recent court decision passes muster in the United States. The case involves a Colorado woman who has been ordered to open the encrypted drives on her laptop for federal investigators. Unlike the cops on television shows and movies, who always seem to have a computer wizard on hand to decrypt a hard drive or crack a password, law enforcement authorities in Colorado, stymied by...Read Full Story