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Best Open Source Applications of 2009 with TrueCrypt Overview

Great summary of the best free (as in speech and beer) applications of 2009, including TrueCrypt Free open-source disk encryption (real-time on-the-fly encryption) software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (for Linux I prefer native disk encryption). From the wikipedia: It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or a device-hosted encrypted volume on either an individual partition or an entire storage device. It supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (using FUSE) and encrypted volumes can be made portable. The version for Windows Vista or XP can encrypt the boot partition or entire boot drive and has the ability to create and run a hidden encrypted operating system whose existence is deniable. . The link for this article located at cyberciti is no longer available. . The link for this article located at cyberciti is no longer available.. great, summary, speech, beer), applications, truecrypt. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Dec 28, 2009 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Security Projects
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Open Source Software Ban Impact on DOD Cybersecurity and Infrastructure

What would happen if open source software were banned in the Defense Department? A recent study conducted by Mitre Corp. for DOD posed that hypothetical question and found this answer: The department's cybersecurity capabilities would be crippled and other areas would be severely impacted.. . .. What would happen if open source software were banned in the Defense Department? A recent study conducted by Mitre Corp. for DOD posed that hypothetical question and found this answer: The department's cybersecurity capabilities would be crippled and other areas would be severely impacted. Mitre Corp. was asked to develop a listing of open-source software applications at DOD and to collect representative examples of how those applications are being used. Over a two-week period, an e-mailed survey identified 115 applications and 251 examples of use, and Mitre's report acknowledged that actual use could be "tens of thousands of times larger than the number of examples identified." To help analyze the data, the hypothetical question was posed: What would happen if open-source software were banned at DOD? Version 1.2 of the report, "Use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense," was released Sept. 20 to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and found that open-source software applications are most important in infrastructure support, software development, security and research. The link for this article located at FCW is no longer available. . Investigating the impact of prohibiting open source software within the Defense Department's cybersecurity and infrastructure.. Defense Department, Open Source Software, Cybersecurity Impact, Mitre Corp, Software Usage. . Anthony Pell

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Transitioning Zero-Knowledge Systems: From Freedom Network to Home Security

The company that pushed encryption and networking technology to the limits to enhance people's privacy said Thursday that it has decided to close its flagship anonymity network and focus on security software for home users. Security software maker Zero-Knowledge Systems announced . . . . The company that pushed encryption and networking technology to the limits to enhance people's privacy said Thursday that it has decided to close its flagship anonymity network and focus on security software for home users. Security software maker Zero-Knowledge Systems announced that it would shut down the premium service component of its Freedom Network, which let people surf the Internet and send e-mail with almost complete privacy by using pseudonyms. Although more than 70,000 people signed on to the free test of the service two years ago, the swell of interest didn't wash up more than a small number of paying subscribers, said Austin Hill, co-founder and vice president of the company. "Scaling the network, the price of bandwidth--there's a significant cost with running an overlay network, and we didn't get enough interest to be able to offer the service with that price tag," he said. The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . The company that pushed encryption and networking technology to the limits to enhance people's priva. company, pushed, encryption, networking, technology, limits, enhance, people's, priva. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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