securityfocus.com — It takes a high level look at what changes in Windows Vista which seem likely to have the most impact on computer forensic investigations, starting with the built-in encryption, backup, and system protection features. Also, it explored the different editions of Vista available. Part 2 continues the discussion with a concentration on typical user...
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texanpsychoApr 18, 2007
Word of advice: don't upgrade. ;)
solkreApr 18, 2007
Could you claim the 5th to not give your TruCrypt password? Course you have that handy hidden volume option too.I use it to protect the sensitive data on my USB Drive in case it's lost.
Closed AccountApr 18, 2007
Most likely they do have a backdoor, it's just not intentional. Their code most likely has security holes that would allow the NSA in. The only way to know if this is true or not is to audit their code and M$ isn't about to let you do that.
hapbtApr 18, 2007
Actually there was an article, I think it was on Digg.com awhile ago, about MS working with the NSA as 'consultants' on Vista security, if you think that this was voluntary and that no concessions were made to the NSA, well, you're alot more of an optomist than I am.
solemnravenApr 19, 2007
RDP ftw noob.
hairypoterApr 19, 2007
forensics will have a life time job trying to figure out the blue screen of death....
obkenobiApr 19, 2007
[quote]Most likely they do have a backdoor, it's just not intentional. [/quote]Intentional or not, I'm not "upgrading" to Vista until all the facts are known. It's still a mess as bad as pre-SP1 XP was, perhaps even worse.
grumpyrainApr 19, 2007
EFS is a good thing. Too many business systems are disposed of without due care in making sure the hard drive is completely wiped. Many people honestly believe that format c: is enough. At least with an encrypted disk, it is effectively deleted once it is removed.
invictus34Jun 30, 2008
I'm in the computer forensics field, and hidden volumes are captured using pretty much any of the forensics analysis software suites out there.