July 26th, 2010 at 04:26pm
Under Storage
A recent article by Thomas Coughlin for the Gerson Lehrman Group discussed a few reasons why the Trusted Computing Group’s Opal specification for self-encrypting drives is also applicable to solid state (Flash) drives. Two benefits that I hadn’t realised were available are 1) the cryptographic secure erasure feature of Opal, zapping the decryption keys in [...]
Continue Reading Further benefits of Opal on Solid State Drives
Tags: gerson lehrman group, opal, thomas coughlin
By Ken Y-N
July 21st, 2010 at 04:17pm
Under Virtualisation
Here’s a keynote speech from Brian Berger of Wave Systems and the Trusted Computing Group talking on issues surround Trusted Cloud Computing, from Cloud Connect 2010. Enjoy!
Continue Reading Brian Berger speaking at Cloud Connect 2010
Tags: brian berger, cloud connect
By Ken Y-N
July 20th, 2010 at 04:07pm
Under Storage
With solid state drives based around Flash memory becoming more and more popular in not just portable computers but also in desktops, the question of securing them also becomes more and more important. On Monday 16th of August 2010 there will be a Flash Security Workshop as a pre-conference event at the Flash Summit in [...]
Continue Reading Flash memory security issues
Tags: flash
By Ken Y-N
July 6th, 2010 at 04:01pm
Under Advocacy
There’s an interesting blog post that came to my attention, where Mister Reiner decides to visit the Trusted Computing Group’s web site, but finds he doesn’t like it. I agree with most of his criticisms, and I’ve chucked in my two cents. Please pay him a visit too.
Continue Reading Mister Reiner doesn’t like the TCG web site
Tags: mister reiner, web site
By Ken Y-N
July 2nd, 2010 at 03:17pm
Under MTM
The site Mobile Dev and Design recently published an article describing a collaboration between Open Kernel Labs and Sirrix Security Technology to produce a secure mobile computing environment. The outline of the platform says: The joint prototype will run on readily available N900 mobile hardware and integrate the Sirrix Turaya Security Kernel (encryption, VPN, MTM/attestation, [...]
Continue Reading Open Kernel Labs and Sirrix produce a Mobile Trusted Platform
Tags: okl4, open kernel labs, sirrix
By Ken Y-N
June 28th, 2010 at 03:55pm
Under Advocacy+ TPM
A draft from the US Government proposes an "identity ecosystem", according to this post on Government Computer News. The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace discusses how both the public and private sector can use a trusted identity for more secure online transactions. The big picture is: In the envisioned identity ecosystem individuals, organizations, [...]
Continue Reading Trusted identity ecosystem proposed for the USA
Tags: government computer news, identity
By Ken Y-N
June 28th, 2010 at 03:09pm
Under Storage
A recent post on Computer Technology Review by Robert Thibadeau, Ph.D. from Wave Systems on behalf of the Trusted Computing Group listed a number of reasons why one should encrypt notebook computers, and why a hardware solution such as the Opal specification from the Trusted Computing Group is the best. It reports a study: One [...]
Continue Reading Why you want hardware-based disk encryption
Tags: computer technology review, opal, wave
By Ken Y-N
June 28th, 2010 at 01:57pm
Under MTM
I noticed recently that Jan-Erik Ekberg from the Nokia Research Center has written a chapter for the book Trust Modeling and Management in Digital Environments: From Social Concept to System Development. His chapter is entitled Mobile Trusted Computing Based on MTM, and describes amongst other things his work at Nokia on the Mobile Trusted Module, [...]
Continue Reading Nokia Research Center on Mobile Trusted Module
Tags: jan-erik ekberg, nokia
By Ken Y-N
June 16th, 2010 at 03:40pm
Under Virtualisation
The All About Microsoft blog on ZDNet had an interesting post regarding a new (and apparently relatively secret) virtualisation project for Cloud Computing. An interesting part is this: Bunker-V is focused on reducing the TCB [Trusted Computing Base] attack surface by minimizing the interface between the TCB and guest VMs by eliminating unnecessary virtual devices. [...]
Continue Reading Bunker-V – secure virtualisation from Microsoft
Tags: cloud computing
By Ken Y-N
June 8th, 2010 at 03:47pm
Under General
I see a posting from Marco Casassa Mont, an HP employee, on a vacancy at HP Labs Bristol (or Princeton). The desirable qualifications are: A PhD in a discipline relevant to information security. Experience of security management in large organisations. Deep knowledge of at least one area of significance to security management, e.g. network security, [...]
Continue Reading HP Labs looking for a security researcher
Tags: hp, job
By Ken Y-N