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Apple Busts Black Hat Talk
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| The panel is the second to be yanked in as many weeks, after security
| consultant Charles Edge — who was schedule to speak about Apple's encryption
| package, FileVault — was forced to withdraw his proposal due to
| confidentiality agreements signed with Apple.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/apple-busts-black-hat-talk
Microsoft has already acknowledged (with the Partner Group) that
its 'encryption' is open for 'special' people to break. By /design/...
In the proprietary software world, encryption is intentionally broken.
Related:
Microsoft could be teaching police to hack Vista
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| Microsoft may begin training the police in ways to break the
| encryption built into its forthcoming Vista operating system.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2150555/microsoft-teaching-police-hack
UK holds Microsoft security talks
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| "UK officials are talking to Microsoft over fears the new version of
| Windows could make it harder for police to read suspects' computer files."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm
Symantec antivirus makes encrypted files inaccessible on Vista
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| Microsoft is plugging the Encrypted File System (EFS) feature on
| Vista for mobile users as an important security enhancement. It's
| potentially a good thing too, in case your notebook gets stolen,
| but it's something of a nightmare scenario if popular antivirus
| programs like Symantec don't play nicely with it.
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http://www.geekzone.co.nz/juha/2381
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