Comments on: Encryption != security magic http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2006/06/02/encryption-security-magic/ We are the people your IT department warned you about Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Mila http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2006/06/02/encryption-security-magic/#comment-20799 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:53:43 +0000 http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2006/06/02/encryption-security-magic/#comment-20799 Encryption is the basic step to safeguarding sensitive data, but as you've noted here it becomes obsolete once files are decrypted. A good solution is Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. While encryption provides security when data is in transit, DRM gives protection once files have been recieved and decrypted. I don't think encryption is useless, but it should be used in combination with such technology as DRM. Encryption is the basic step to safeguarding sensitive data, but as you’ve noted here it becomes obsolete once files are decrypted. A good solution is Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. While encryption provides security when data is in transit, DRM gives protection once files have been recieved and decrypted. I don’t think encryption is useless, but it should be used in combination with such technology as DRM.

]]> by: Security Incite: Analysis on Information Security http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2006/06/02/encryption-security-magic/#comment-12318 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:34:04 +0000 http://thurston.halfcat.org/blog/2006/06/02/encryption-security-magic/#comment-12318 <strong>The Daily Incite - June 6, 2006...</strong> June 6, 2006 Good Morning: Welcome to the day of the Devil. 06/06/06. Today I'm going to indulge my inner devil a bit and rant about the legal system here in the US. First is the patent "game" that technology companies need to play, ... The Daily Incite - June 6, 2006…

June 6, 2006 Good Morning: Welcome to the day of the Devil. 06/06/06. Today I'm going to indulge my inner devil a bit and rant about the legal system here in the US. First is the patent "game" that technology companies need to play, …

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