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whitepaper The mobility features of the new operating system will help mobile workers to access corporate applications securely, while Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption will help secure data stored on notebook computers.
[08 Feb 2007]
News He pitched BitLocker, a disk drive encryption feature in the higher-end version of Vista, as a way to lock down the data on a PC. Only last week, Microsoft released Windows Vista and Office 2007, promoted as the most secure versions of the...
[07 Feb 2007]
News However, he also noted that buying Ultimate is "the only way a small business can get their hands on one of the most compelling features of the new operating system: the new BitLocker security feature that fully encrypts an OS volume, similar in...
[12 Jan 2007]
whitepaper This paper describes the functional requirements that components on a Microsoft Windows Vista-capable Host Platform must meet to enable the Microsoft BitLocker feature of Windows Vista to run on that platform and provide a good user experience.
[19 Dec 2006]
whitepaper This paper provides an introduction to BitLocker Drive Encryption; an exciting new data protection feature available in Microsoft Windows Vista that addresses a growing concern: the theft or unwanted disclosure of data made available through...
[05 Dec 2006]
News The council is using Vista's BitLocker technology, which encrypts data on the hard drive, to secure laptops so that personal information cannot be accessed if they are lost. Windows Vista is the biggest product launch Microsoft has ever held for...
[30 Nov 2006]
Leader Businesses will no doubt be reassured by features such as BitLocker, which encrypts data on the hard drive, anti-spyware tools and access and authentication controls. From Longhorn to Vista, the journey has been a long one for Microsoft but today...
[30 Nov 2006]
News Frank Foxall, MD of Windows migration specialist Camwood, said the mobile access, search and Bitlocker encryption features will prove to be the reasons companies upgrade, but warned that compatibility with existing applications will be the main...
[29 Nov 2006]
whitepaper A controversial new Vista feature called Bitlocker sounds simple enough. Combined with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip on a PC's motherboard, Bitlocker encrypts an entire hard drive. But there are fears that Bitlocker will be used by...
[22 Nov 2006]
whitepaper To prevent this, the new Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption feature of Microsoft Windows Vista allows the entire Microsoft Windows volume and all system and stored user data to be encrypted. BitLocker enhances data protection by bringing together...
[21 Nov 2006]
whitepaper BitLocker Drive Encryption, available in Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, and Microsoft Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" operating systems, is a data-protection feature. BitLocker addresses the very real threats of...
[21 Nov 2006]
whitepaper This paper provides a brief technical overview of Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption, a new data-protection feature in Microsoft Windows Vista. Its offers insight into the feature's life cycle for advanced users and IT administrators who want to...
[21 Nov 2006]
Comment We also see massive improvements in security because BitLocker enables you to encrypt the contents of your hard-drive. Microsoft's new UK MD, Gordon Frazer, has been in his role for just over three months after relocating from South Africa, where...
[03 Nov 2006]
whitepaper The Bitlocker Drive Encryption feature of Windows Vista poses an interesting set of security and performance requirements on the encryption algorithm used for the disk data. This paper discusses why no existing cipher satisfies the requirements of...
[31 Oct 2006]
News Additionally, high-end editions of Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system include an encryption feature called BitLocker. Hard-drive maker Seagate Technology has provided more details on encryption technology designed to make life...
[31 Oct 2006]
News Richard Steel, head of ICT at the London Borough of Newham, said: "Technologies like BitLocker [the drive encryption feature in Microsoft's forthcoming Vista release] are key as we increasingly deploy mobile devices for sensitive business...
[02 Oct 2006]
News Known problems include issues with BitLocker encryption when a system wakes from hibernation, and incompatibility with the Subsystem for Unix-Based Applications. Microsoft has released a refresh to Longhorn Server Beta 2, which appeared in May...
[14 Sep 2006]
News However, the BitLocker disk encryption feature and tools to manage devices such as USB keys will work only for some, he said in an interview. New security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need to run separate anti-spyware or...
[08 May 2006]
News Microsoft claims businesses planning to use Vista together with its Bitlocker hard drive encryption technology will have an easy and safe way to dispose of their hard disks. Nick McGrath, head of platform strategy for Microsoft UK at Infosecurity...
[26 Apr 2006]
whitepaper This paper provides the instructions you need to use BitLocker Drive Encryption in a test environment. BitLocker Drive Encryption is the final feature release name for the project previously referred to as Secure Startup - Full Volume Encryption.
[07 Mar 2006]
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