Apricorn has taken the Aegis Secure Key 3.0 and made it smaller, less expensive, and more easily configurable in batches with a $99 USB configuration hub.
Jon L. Jacobi | 08 Feb | Read more
Congratulations: You've decided your data is sensitive enough (or you're paranoid enough) to store it on a secure USB drive. Basically encrypted storage on a stick, these portable flash drives come with FIPS 140-2 level three validation, meaning the cryptographic module will be rendered inoperable if tampering is detected. It costs quite a bit to acquire validation, which is part of the reason for premium pricing of these drives.
Jon L. Jacobi | 20 Mar | Read more
My first impression of Netgear's white, pod-like Arlo security camera--reviewed here as part of a two-camera starter pack--was that it might be the progeny of Wall-E and Eva. I wanted to hide behind a rock when the infrared illumination surrounding the lens kicked in.
Jon L. Jacobi | 21 Jan | Read more
Looking to free yourself or your employees from the painful logistics of traveling with a laptop? Liked the looks of Windows to Go, but wanted the peace of mind that hardware security brings? You need to check out the Imation IronKey W700 Workspace--a hardware-encrypted, FIPS 140-2 level-3 validated, USB 3.0 Windows to Go thumb drive that can be managed remotely. It's the first of its breed and as secure a compute-on-any-PC solution as you'll find. It's also expensive.
Jon L. Jacobi | 05 Dec | Read more
Keep it secret, keep it safe. When you want your digital storage to be encrypted, tamper-proof, and very hard to steal, you want the drive to have FIPS certification. The FIPS label means it complies with the Federal Information Processing Standards that delineate everything concerning government data security.
Jon L. Jacobi | 18 Nov | Read more
Having reviewed Acronis's True Image backup solution multiple times over the last decade or so, I'd given up hope that it would ever sport anything that even approximated a friendly user interface.
Jon L. Jacobi | 02 Oct | Read more
Android security suites generally have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, but Lookout Premium has taken it up a notch with anti-theft and recovery features. The program's variety of email alert settings is without peer. That said, the latest results from AV-TEST pegged Lookout as below par in malware detection and perhaps too aggressive in picking out suspect software.
Jon L. Jacobi | 25 Jul | Read more
If you're looking for secure storage with lots of capacity for your home or workplace, Apricorn's Aegis Padlock DT is a good place to start the search. This 3.5-inch external hard drive is relatively affordable--for the secure storage market, that is. It's FIPS 140-2 certified and can be administered via an on-board keypad. That makes it more versatile than solutions that rely on client software for encryption and access.
Jon L. Jacobi | 04 Jul | Read more
If you read our recent Freedome review, you know the reasons you might want to utilize a VPN (Virtual Private Network): privacy and spoofing your location. Freedome proved good at both, but VyprVPN from Golden Frog is in another class when it comes to location spoofing, with servers in 38 separate countries, including a small-fry like Luxemborg (sorry Luxemborgers...). You can pretend you're from almost anywhere with VyperVPN.
Jon L. Jacobi | 17 May | Read more
With the mobile, connect-to-any-Wi-Fi-you-can-find lifestyle comes a certain amount of risk. It's not a simple deal, but unscrupulous types can hack unencrypted communications between your mobile device and Wi-Fi hotspot or routers. That's where F-Secure's Freedome--a combination of VPN (Virtual Private Network) service and malware protection for your iOS or Android device--steps in.
Jon L. Jacobi | 26 Apr | Read more
Apricorn's Aegis Padlock SSD offers a number of advantages over rival secure storage solutions. It delivers more capacity than the ubiquitous secure thumb drive, being available in capacities of 120-, 240-, and even 480GB, while remaining considerably smaller than the usual 2.5-inch portable SSD. It also has an on-board keypad that you can use to access the data stored inside it. Finally, you can use it with any device that can connect to USB mass storage, not just computers.
Jon L. Jacobi | 03 Apr | Read more
You don't want some evildoer to take over your system remotely, and neither does Adobe. Citing this potential vulnerability, Adobe patched its Flash Player to 12.0.0.7--and version 11 to 11.7.700.269 (Windows and Macintosh), and 11.2.202.341 (Linux).
Jon L. Jacobi | 20 Mar | Read more
March's Patch Tuesday listed only five updates, but they concealed a multitude of ills. One of the items (MS14-012) fixes eighteen vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer alone. The highlight: a fix to thwart remote-code execution from a "specially crafted webpage."
Jon L. Jacobi | 19 Mar | Read more
A slimy piece of malware called the moon worm has managed to slither past the login for Linksys E-series routers. SANS ISC said that it's the CGI script for the administration interface that's vulnerable, and recommends that you upgrade your firmware--when an upgrade that fixes the problem is made available. As of now, you're invited to switch off your E-series router's Remote Management Console to avoid possible hacking. If you never turned it on, you're in luck, it's disabled by default.
Jon L. Jacobi | 05 Mar | Read more
Credit cards, social security numbers, logins--each of us passes enough personal information through our PCs and mobile devices to complete a dossier. All that data isn't just tough to remember, it's also difficult to keep secure. Writing everything down on a piece of paper or in a text file or PDF is risky, but do you really want to encrypt your hard drive for a few lousy passwords and account numbers?
Jon L. Jacobi | 24 Feb | Read more