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Backup Central moved to a new server!
Written by W. Curtis Preston   
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
BackupCentral moved to a new server today.  That was fun!
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Hackers read encrypted hard drives
Written by W. Curtis Preston   
Sunday, 24 February 2008

If you're encrypting the data on your hard drive using OS-level software encryption (e.g. Windows EFS, Vista BitBlocker, MacOS FileVault, Linux DM-Crypt, or TrueCrypt ), then a research study at Princeton University, partially funded by the Department of Homeland Security, has figured out how to read that data without your password.  Well, that's just great.


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The irrelevant risks of a disk-only backup strategy
Written by W. Curtis Preston   
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Odd title, you say?  It was inspired by a Cybernetics whitepaper that I read this morning entitled "The Risks of a Disk-Only Backup Strategy."  You can read the whitepaper yourself by following this link.  While I actually have a fond place in my heart for Cybernetics, I think this paper isn't worth the paper I didn't print it on.  Click "Read More" to see why.
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