http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/26/pgp_infosec/
By Chris Williams
26th April 2006
Infosec - PGP says the whole disk encryption kit Microsoft will
bundle with Vista is no threat to its position as the first port of
call for forgetful laptop luggers.
At its InfoSec press briefing, Microsoft was pushing its BitLocker
software as peace of mind for firms wanting to sling old HDDs.
In contrast, PGP marketing manager Jamie Cowper reckons its encryption
toolset should be an integral part of an ongoing security strategy.
PGP announced a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to protect the
laptops of 1,100 worldwide employees. That'll be their GTA cheat codes
safe, then.
Drive lock-down, and encryption in general, still represent a small
slice of the security market. However, it is rising up both the
strategic and budgetary agenda. Increasing use of BlackBerries, PDAs,
laptops, and smartphones was identified as a risk in the DTI's 2006
security report.
BitLocker has landed Redmond in some hot water over its insistence
that there are no back doors for law enforcement. As its encryption
code is open source, PGP says it can guarantee no back doors, but that
cyber sleuths can use its master keys if neccessary.
PGP encryption inventor Phil Zimmerman was dragged through the US
courts in the 90s by feds worried it would roadblock investigations.
Zimmerman is now a technical advisor at PGP and is working on VoIP
encryption, another worry on the horizon for the DTI Information
Security report.
PGP will start finding out if its bullishness in disk encryption is
justified when Vista hits the corporate streets early next year. ®
_________________________________
InfoSec News v2.0 - Coming Soon!
http://www.infosecnews.org
