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From: "Mario Profaca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: November 4, 2008 3:34:17 AM PST
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Subject: [SPY NEWS] Espionage puts a lock on your data
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Monday 3rd November 2008
Espionage puts a lock on your data
12:03PM, Monday 3rd November 2008
OS X's built-in File Vault technology is a powerful option for anyone
who wants to protect their entire home folder, but until now there has
been no one-stop alternative for Mac users who just want to encrypt
specific folders.
Espionage, a new application from Tao Effects, promises to change that.
The software can encrypt individual folders using the same encryption
methods that File Vault employs: AES-128 bit or AES-256 bit encryption
that meets the standards of the US National Security Agency for
protecting classified information.
To access the encrypted data, simply double-click the folder and enter
the password.
Espionage's developers stress that its approach differs significantly
from other encryption applications that rely on disk images to protect
data.
"Disk images have many limitations. While they allow you to securely
protect data, they are difficult to use, and can't be used to
seamlessly protect application data on an individual
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basis, that is, until now," said Tao Effects founder Greg Slepak.
"Some applications have tried to make disk images easier to use by
referring to them as `vaults' and giving you a `one-click' method for
creating them. But the problem with this approach is that you still
have to use a separate application to manage the vault, and you can't
use it to protect important application data (like email)."
The software also has the ability to grant other applications access
to encrypted data, but the process of encryption does have some
drawbacks. Backup applications such as Apple's Time Machine and
Spotlight need to be able to access files on a regular basis. So by
default Espionage will automatically allow those applications to
access - but not read - encrypted data. The user can then add
applications to this whitelist, or specifically deny access if required.
So Time Machine, for example, will be able to backup the encrypted
data, but Spotlight will not be able to index its content, only the
name of the encrypted folder. Naturally, this ensures that anyone who
gets hold of the encrypted content, will not be able to use Spotlight
to expose its contents.
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