I was wondering how long it’s going to take until computers will take over and, this, I think, is one of the signs. But now, all jokes aside, this is a smart thing, making credit card usage by thieves pretty hard. Every time you use your credit card it requires you to fill your pin and displays a security code.This is why using a stolen credit card online will become probably impossible. But I guess thieves will never stop at impossible will they?

We don’t know yet when the first ones will be released! So stay tuned to be the first one to fine out and get your own!

The G1 is the hottest handset out there right now but it still has some problems. We’ve seen yesterday that POP3/IMAP mail doesn’t fully work and today we found out there’s a security flaw inside the web browser which could prove to be really harmful to your device.

A researcher, Charles A. Miller says the flaw could be exploited when a user goes to a malicious website. Malicious code can use the flaw to install software on the G1 which will do only bad things after. Google knows about this whole thing and it’s working on it. It’s been reported that there’s already a patch ready and T-Mobile G1 owners will get it OTA soon.

There are plenty of ways to protect data inside a flash drive, like using a special software, a password, or some kind of encryption method, but the most original idea is to use a lock.

On top of previously mentioned feature, it can also be used to lock other gadgets that have a USB interface, like a mouse, keyboard, memory card reader, etc. As long as the jack connector measures 4mm of thickness and 11.5mm in length, it is all good.

The locking combination consists of 3 numbers, and to reset the combo you just need to press a small button with a needle, that is, when the lock is open.
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This one goes to all those paranoid minds out there ready to create conspiracy theories out of everything. It looks like your friendly iPhone is kind of watching your every action. What it does is take a snapshot of the current screen and caches it every time you push the home button, but only for a few seconds. And since that’s the most important button, since its’ the only one, to be pushed, I’d say you end up pushing it quite a lot.

Is it dangerous for you? Hardly! You have probably more chances of ending up in a local black hole than having your most personal, yet dirty secrets revealed by a smart thief who manages to pull up those screenshots you took with your home button. I know I said it caches them for a few seconds but a mac-savvy mind will find them sooner or later. And I really doubt that a smart thief like that will steal your boring phone instead or phishing for something else.

Verizon has won a $678.5 million contract over 10 years for their services of data and voice security service and disaster communications system for the Homeland Security. Wow that was a long phrase. AT&T came in second for the same thing and will receive a second place consolation prize worth $292 million.
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New software is being developed to help locate stolen laptops. Laptop theft has slowly become more and more rampant across America, and is now a major problem for large corporations. Everyday, experts are trying to find a way to stop the thefts.

A company in Mumbai India, Micro technologies, have launched India’s first laptop tracking system to locate stolen laptops. They call this software, the Micro Lost Notebook Tracking System or LNTS. This software is embedded into your notebooks hard drive and it is tracked as soon as it is connected to the Internet.

When downloaded, the software automatically installs itself and connects to an embedded monitoring system the moment it logs on to the Internet while remaining hidden. The LNTS saves all the Internet data, which can only be accessed by the company’s technician.

Using the Windows Explorer platform, the LNTS software is available online in Elite and Premium for individuals, and ‘Corporate’ for corporate use starting from Rs.600 ($15).

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New software is being developed to help locate stolen laptops. Laptop theft has slowly become more and more rampant across America, and is now a major problem for large corporations. Everyday, experts are trying to find a way to stop the thefts.

A company in Mumbai India, Micro technologies, have launched India’s first laptop tracking system to locate stolen laptops. They call this software, the Micro Lost Notebook Tracking System or LNTS. This software is embedded into your notebooks hard drive and it is tracked as soon as it is connected to the Internet.

When downloaded, the software automatically installs itself and connects to an embedded monitoring system the moment it logs on to the Internet while remaining hidden. The LNTS saves all the Internet data, which can only be accessed by the company’s technician.

Using the Windows Explorer platform, the LNTS software is available online in Elite and Premium for individuals, and ‘Corporate’ for corporate use starting from Rs.600 ($15).

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SanDisk announced a new 2-factor authentication technology stored in its Cruzer Enterprise line-up of USB Flash drives. The drive is managed by SanDisk’s CMC (Central Management and Control) server software, enabling IT departments to provision and monitor flash drives. The Cruzer drives also contain RSA SecurID software tokens for a two-phase authentication for remote/mobile network access.

The Cruzer drives offer additional security through the use of 256-bit AES encryption, as well as requiring users to create a complex password during the initial set-up. The flash drives are available in 1, 2, 4 and 8GB capacities with a claimed 24 MB/s read speed and write up to 20 MB/s.

via press release

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Yep, just like in the movies. British company Virtuity, recently announced their new spy movie-like technology — Backstopp. Backstopp has the capability of monitoring the “heartbeat” of your laptop. Simply said, you set a zone where you put your precious laptop. The moment it gets moved from that space, the software automatically starts disintegrating sensitive data. Nifty. There’s also been some talks of putting a camera in to start snapping pics of the culprit. Just make sure your pet won’t get to your laptop, lest you want to be blaming an innocent playful little animal for a false alarm. Backstopp is available for US$20 per laptop per month.http://www.t3.com/news/self-destructing-laptop?=35291

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Worried about sending off tape backups to secure locations with third party shipping companies? Fujifilm may have an answer. The Fujifilm Tape Tracker is a data management solution designed to improve security and shipping of data tape media. The tracker, designed to fit neatly inside a standard tape media case, combines GPS tracking technology and a corresponding web application that lets you track the shipment in real-time. The technology is patent pending, and will be on show at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC07) in Reno, Nevada from November 10-16.

The GPS system easily fits in 1/2-inch data tape cartridge, and resembles a standard tape. You can then include it in a tape media case and monitor misplaced or stolen tapes using the web app. Called FujiFind, the app can track one or more data tape shipments simultaneously.

Currently in beta tests, the GPS tape drive will be available sometime in Q1 2008.

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Seagate announced its 1 terabyte monster desktop hard drive with built-in government-grade encryption. Calling it the strongest security available for desktop PCs, the Barracuda FDE - Full Disk Encryption - hard drive is the world’s first 3.5 inch desktop hard drive with native encryption to prevent data theft.

Thanks to AES encryption, the Barracuda FDE delivers security for powered-down systems. The interesting part is that logging back on requires you to enter a pre-boot user password. Assuming that users are smart enough to reset any default password, this gives you a better sense of security. I don’t know about you, but it does to me. With capacities up to 1 TB, the 7200 rpm drive is ideal for your home or office needs.

The Barracuda FDE is based on Seagate’s DriveTrust technology, the drives are easy to install and operate. Drive-level security means that there’s no need for additional patches, updates or upgrades. Of course, you will have to wait just a few more months. The drive will be officially launched some time in 2008. No word on the pricing yet.

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