data security

Here in the UK the goverment plan to tighten laws so to be able to 'snoop' on anyone without having to obtain a warrant first. One of the founding fathers of the web had this to say.... Personally I feel it makes the book '1984' seem niave...... :-# Reference: Web pioneer Sir Tim...

Actually we are using windows 7 Operating system in our small organization. As per requirement of our organization, i provide the rights to access usb flash drives in some of the desktops. In windows 7, can i restrict to copy the exe files from usb flash drive to any local drive (C,D Or E).

I am new to Win7 having used XP in the past. Some of my emails are data sensitive, ie orders and receipts with personal data. With emails of this type I normally shred them with File Shredder. Under XP and Outlook Express it was easy to select a file for shredding - it was located in...

I was contemplating using a Raid 0 array as my primary C: drive with OS. I understand all the issues with that and do regular daily backups. I used to use Acronis which had no trouble with a raid array. But on this new build I was wondering if the built in backup tools would be able to image and...

I use a Goflex 2Tb external drive for daily backup. Unlike it's eSATA predecessors it doesn't have a power switch and Win 7 doesn't cut USB power upon safe removal. There is no point in it being on all day, but to cut the power properly I have to unplug it from the back of the PC and that's a...

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I would like to know what the purpose of the "drive wiper" on CCleaner is for and whether it is safe to use? Your comments will be most appreciated

Every time I connect my ipod to my laptop it asks me to encrypt with Bitlocker to go. If I don't encrypt itunes says it's corrupt, and if I do I can't manage my music on it. Is there anyway around this? The ipod works fine on other machines so I know it's not faulty.

Hello I have been reading about erasing my hard drive as I have to exchange my PC with a company. If it is not asking too much, could someone outline how to do this? All the tutorials seem to assume the program is ready to go. I think I am supposed to download to my desktop the particular...

Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, answers the most common security concerns CxOs and other technical decision-makers have regarding the security of their data in Windows Azure cloud platform. You’ll learn about: The security controls that Azure has in place to...

TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - 03/21/11) - Ceelox, Inc. (OTC.BB: CELO - News ) announced today that Ceelox' patented Vault Flash Drive software for file and folder encryption has earned the "Compatible with Windows 7" logo for the new operating system. This logo indicates that Microsoft Corp. has...

Study finds the task to be very difficult; overwriting or crypto-erasure seem the best methods for sanitizing SSDs Until a university study emerged last week, few experts suspected that it's more difficult to erase data stored on solid-state drives (SSD) than that on hard disk drives (HDDs)...

I recently switched my OS from Ultimate 32bit, to Professional 64bit. On my extra hard drive (where all my documents are stored), I had a folder that I originally chose to "encrypt contents to secure data" under the 'advanced attributes' section of the folder properties. Now that I've switched...

How do I best erase all my stuff from my old HP laptop running vista? Can I format the drive and still have only the HP and Vista stuff left or should I do a restore?

I'm not sure whether I'm being constantly attacked or my computer caught a virus. Whilst being online at a known network, my system got 'hacked' (unsure about the use of words as it was by someone i knew) and apparently created an image of my hard drive (which I was trying to stop during the...

Hello people, I want to know something about the BitLocker protection system: If I use it to protect my USB pendrive, how can I use it on a Windows XP system for example? How it'll ask me the password? I want to lock my pendrive because I have important data on it and my school computer has...

IMPORTANT NEWS I am pleased to announce that Windows 7 Forums is fully upgrading its hardware capabilities to the maximum possible threshold. We will be increasing our memory, processor, and networking capabilities to an extent that will meet current requirements and exceed future requirements...