usb security

  1. Windows asking for USB Security key that I never set up

    Out of the blue, when I use some apps, Windows is asking me to sign in with my USB Security key. But I never set up a USB Security Key, and it will not let me sign in any other way. In Security -> Ways to sign In, I see several sign-in options there and most of them have a "remove this way of...
    • Vcize
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    • authentication key management security settings support troubleshooting usb security user experience windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Rohos Mini Drive / Rohos Disk Portable - use what for what?

    1. We are told that Rohos Mini Drive creates a "strongbox" on a USB drive (or external hard drive??), so why do we need Rohos Disk Portable? 2. Can I have a "container" on my PC's hard drive too? It's a pain having to plug in a USB drive just to look up a password, I tend to use the USB...
    • Mike Goodger
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    • backup solutions container management data encryption data protection encryption tools external drive file storage password manager personal use portable apps rohos disk portable rohos mini drive security software strongbox usb security user comments user experience
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Software

  3. Windows 8 How would you protect your hard drive?

    Hi Last night I was watching a TV show and the cops were struggling with getting access to the data on the computer because they couldn't get past the password. How many times have we seen that scene? I boot into computers all the time using my Ubuntu USB drive, bypassing the pass word...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • access control computer safety data protection encryption file protection hard drive password security ubuntu usb security
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Script for Disabling Flash/Pen Drive in Win 7

    i am using win 7 and i want a script to disable the flash/pen drive and enable it when required. when i was using xp there was a script which is not working in win7
    • baijuep
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    • disable enable flash drive pen drive script scripting storage devices usb security windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows 7 Extracting USB Artifacts from Windows 7

    Link Removed - Invalid URL USBDeview - View all installed/connected USB devices on your systemView any installed/connected USB device on your system Link Removed The article discusses some of the artifacts that a USB storage device leaves on a system when it has been plugged in, how...
    • cybercore
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    • computer forensics data exfiltration event timing forensic examination guid historical data malicious activity malware network security ntuser.dat registry sensitive information setupapi.log storage devices usb analysis usb artifacts usb security usbdeview user profiles windows 7
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 7 Cannont start Windows 7 b/c of Bitlocker

    Hi Guys, I have a Dell Laptop and left it open at a party. Afterward I noticed that it I cannot start windows anymore. Somehow someone enabled Microsoft bitLocker on my computer. When I start the computer the following message shows up: " Dell MeiaDirect Express cannot access your hard drive...
    • UnknowGirl
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    • bitlocker data recovery dell laptop drive encryption hard drive mediadirect reinstallation startup issues usb security windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  7. Windows 7 Protect yourself from COFEE with some DECAF (Updated)

    http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/12/protect-yourself-from-cofee-with-some-decaf-1.ars Two developers have created "Detect and Eliminate Computer Assisted Forensics" (DECAF). The tool tries to stop Microsoft's Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE), which helps law...
    • whoosh
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    • cofee computer security countermeasures cybersecurity data protection decaf digital forensics encryption evidence gathering forensics law enforcement mac spoofing microsoft privacy remote lockdown security tools software development usb security windows services
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security