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RSS bitlockerWindows Vista Bitlocker: Boon or Bust?
White Paper 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... [23 Nov 2006]
BitLocker Drive Encryption: Value-Add Extensibility Options
White Paper 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... [22 Nov 2006]
BitLocker Drive Encryption
White Paper 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... [22 Nov 2006]
Q&A: Microsoft UK MD Gordon Frazer
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]
Seagate to padlock mobile data
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]
CIO Jury: Mobile device as security risk
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]
Redmond refreshes Longhorn Server build
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]
Avoid Vista until 2008, business users told
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]
Vista will safeguard HD disposal, says Microsoft
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]
No backdoors in Vista, vows Microsoft
News The discussion centres on BitLocker Drive Encryption, a planned security feature for Vista, the update to the Windows operating system. BitLocker encrypts data to protect it if the computer is lost or stolen. [06 Mar 2006]
Microsoft settles on six versions of Vista
News Vista Enterprise will also have built-in support for BitLocker, an encryption feature that prevents others from accessing data if a PC is lost or stolen. BitLocker is also available in Vista Ultimate, which includes all of the features of Vista... [27 Feb 2006]
New Vista preview comes out to play
News BitLocker Drive Encryption is meant to protect data on computers when lost or stolen. Microsoft on Monday released another preview version of Windows Vista, adding a number of security features, as well as performance and user interface functions. [20 Dec 2005]
