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  • Child porn blocked by new 'fingerprint' system

    Organisations are being offered an unusual new anti-child porn system that can identify and block real, individual images by comparing them to one of the world's largest databases of such pictures.Working from a 400,000 image and video database…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Spot • Pictures • Images • Databases • Blocked • Block

  • Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware

    The Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware, the Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT said Friday.According to researchers at US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team), software that accompanies the Energizer DUO USB…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Trojan • Malware • Infects • Duo • Connected • Battery

  • Corsair Flash Voyager GTR is its fastest USB flash drives yet

    Corsair is shipping a new family of USB flash drives that it says are faster than anything it has sold to date, with read/write rates of 34MB/sec.and 28MB/sec.respectively. Corsair announced a new family of USB flash drives that the company said…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Usb Flash • Sec • Flash Drives • Family • Corsair

  • Ultra-secure Firefox offered to UK bank users

    That gives these users an encrypted and anonymous channel.With so many businesses nowadays delivering their core services over the Internet, they cannot afford for customers' personal and financial information to be at risk when browsing the web…
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Sessions • Session • Encrypted • Browsers • Bank • Accounts

  • LaCie introduces three new NAS products

    The NAS can also be expanded or backed up through included USB 2.0 or eSATA ports. It can be connected to your network over Gigabit Ethernet or directly via USB 2.0.A two-drive model, the 2big Network 2 comes in 2TB, 3TB, and 4TB configurations…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Raid • Networkattached Storage • Midsize • Gigabit Ethernet • Configurations

  • Virtualised USB key beats keyloggers

    US company IronKey has come up with a USB drive that can be used to access accounts virtually without involving the operating system or applications that cause so many of today's security problems. US company IronKey has come up with a USB drive…
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Vpn • Virtualised • Trusted • Banking • Bank • Accounts

Latest Features

  • How to buy a new PC: The specs

    A well designed case provides tool-less access to the interior, hard drives mounted on easy-to-slide-out trays, readily accessible USB ports and memory card slots, and color-coded cables for internal and external parts.The most common cases are…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Vary • Shopping • Shape • Opt • Hard Drives • Clock

  • 2010 may be the year of the Apple Mac

    The elimination of proprietary ports in favor of USB, Wi-Fi, DVI, and FireWire, the adoption of IDE hard drives and PCI graphics cards, the elimination of AppleTalk, the inclusion of ActiveDirectory support in Mac OS X, all have made the Mac…
    10 February 2010
    Tags: Niche • Microsoft Office • Mac Os • Macs • Commitment • Balance

  • The best security features in Windows 7

    In Windows 7, the feature has been extended to protect external hard drives and USB thumb drives. Called "BitLocker To Go", the feature, available only in Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions, allows external storage devices to be restricted…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Security Features • Schedule • Rights • Restore • Hard Drive • Clicking

  • Mac security: What you can ignore

    One of the more nefarious propagation mechanisms of the (over-hyped) Conficker virus was infected USB drives.Conficker aside, this is still mostly a Windows-only problem. It pays to keep your eyes open for credible reports of new Mac security…
    18 January 2010
    Tags: Infected • Bluetooth • Attacker • Botnet • Infection • Antivirus Software

  • 10 free software downloads for your laptop

    And we've wondered how to take full advantage of USB flash drives.But we've found help, and it's all free. Here are ten no cost pieces of downloadable software that will solve your synchronisation, battery, Wi-Fi and USB woes.
    24 November 2009
    Tags: Folders • Mac Os • Microsoft Office • Battery Life • Hotspots • Macs

  • Essential free software tools for Windows 7

    Other transfer options include a USB flash drive, external hard disk, or network connection.Ultimate Windows Tweaker v2This free customisation tool detects whether you're running Windows 7 or Vista, and offers only those tweaks that are relevant…
    02 November 2009
    Tags: Photo • Transfer • Utility • Compression • Archives • Tweak

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How-Tos

  • How to buy a new PC: Choosing the right one

    Though you'll get a VGA port and (on average) six USB 2.0 ports, many compact PCs also offer HDMI, an asset for home theatre setups. These PCs start in the vicinity of £600, and carry at least 500GB hard drives and about 4GB of RAM.
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Tackle • Quadcore • Playback • Inexpensive • Compact • Categories

  • How to turn your PC into a media centre

    If it can't handle SPDIF, consider upgrading your sound card, an operation that can be as simple as plugging in a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Amiga USB Sound Card ($40), which adds a digital output to any PC.If you're outfitting a smallish…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Streaming • Stereo • Speakers • Movies • Libraries • Bluray

  • How to switch to a flash storage drive

    This is particularly important for netbooks: Since you can't boot from an install CD, you'll probably need to use an extra USB drive for booting and installing the OS.Installation TimeInstalling an SSD in a desktop computer is relatively simple…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Installing • Ata • Boot • Netbook • Netbooks • Operating Systems

  • 5 Strategies to Back Up Your Data, Now

    You'll likely settle on a strategy that encompasses various devices and services, selected from among USB flash drives, external hard drives, network-attached storage, and online backup. Use a Flash Drive USB flash drives are ubiquitous, but…
    27 August 2009
    Tags: Hard Drive • Hard Drives • Utility • Backups • Plug • Capacities

  • How to build a data forensics lab on the cheap

    Using an empty USB external hard drive case and a simple change to your registry, you can be imaging like a pro.First set up your registry with the following steps. Set the value to 1 and hit OK.Note: To revert and remove the blocked write access…
    28 July 2009
    Tags: Dollars • Registry • Blocking • Remove • Scene • Suspect

  • How to buy an all-purpose laptop

    Of course, adding a BD-ROM drive often means tacking a few extra bucks onto the price tag.Connectivity Most all-purpose machines offer three or four USB ports, an SD/Memory Stick flash card reader, a webcam, headphone jacks, VGA ports, and…
    28 July 2009
    Tags: Screens • Resolution • Battery Life • Batteries • Road • High Definition

Reviews

  • Western Digital My Passport Studio 500GB review

    The Western Digital My Passport Studio 500GB is an external hard drive with USB and FireWire connectivity. The WD My Passport Studio offers up both USB 2.0 and the speedier FireWire 800, while the Essential models only have the former.
    19 March 2010

  • Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB review

    The Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB is a secure USB flash drive that offers public and encrypted partitions. Kingston's new DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB USB thumb drive offers the useful capability of allowing a user to set up an encrypted…
    19 March 2010

  • DLR Vantage MM550GE review

    Its quality is very palatable given the low price, and is very slightly larger than the 19in models that typically appear in sub-£500 systems.The DLR Vantage MM550GE's Ezcool H-550 case is a sturdy choice, with decent amounts of room underneath…
    17 March 2010
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  • Acer Aspire 8940G-6865 review

    Not only does it have five USB ports, but one of them can also act as an eSATA connection, offering access to speedier external hard drives with eSATA support. Three of the USB ports are on the right side, as is the Blu-ray disc drive.
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Viewing • Usability • Transport • Playback • Intel Core • Battery Life

  • Buffalo DriveStation HD-UX3 review

    USB 3.0 is particularly welcome for external hard drives, with promises of treble the data transfer rate compared to USB 2.0.Given the way that affordable storage of incredible capacities has appeared in the last few years, USB 2.0 has proven to…
    20 February 2010
    Tags: Wait • Transfer • Hd • Hard Drive • Fill • Capacities

  • QNAP TS-239 Pro Turbo review

    The beauty of one-touch copying is that it will let you quickly copy the contents of a USB drive connected to the port on the front of the unit. Its not the most streamlined approach, of course, and the File Manager interface is ridiculously…
    17 February 2010
    Tags: Scan • Raid • Professionals • Highend • Folders • Expansion

White Papers

  • Executive Guide to Internal Data Theft

    There's always some crisis of the day', whether it's a new malicious computer virus, security vulnerability in Windows or spate of internal data leakages.But through all of this, there is an inescapable trend that needs urgent attention from the…
    17 March 2008
    Tags: Carry • Guide • Organization • James Bond • Data Theft

  • Gone in sixty seconds

    There's always some crisis of the day', whether it's a new malicious computer virus, security vulnerability in Windows or spate of internal data leakages.But through all of this, there is an inescapable trend that needs urgent attention from the…
    21 March 2007
    Tags: Executive • Blocking • Creating • Disks • Organizations • Remove

  • Enterprise Guide: 7 Steps to Securing USB Drives

    Personal storage devices such as USB flash drives are more powerful than ever and have become ubiquitous in the enterprise environment. Even when used with the best intentions, the data stored on USB drives is generally not covered by routine…
    16 February 2007
    Tags: Productivity • Stored • Procedures • Routine • Convenience • Storage Devices

  • Pod slurping - an easy technique for stealing data

    In this white paper, we explore how the uncontrolled use of portable storage Pod slurping - an easy technique for stealing data GFI The problem with uncontrolled use of iPods, USB sticks and flash drives on your network whitepaper
    07 February 2007
    Tags: Portable • Firewalls • White Paper • Anti Virus

  • External serial ATA protocol

    The USB standard could be replaced by eSATA for external disk connectivity as USB looks slow for multi-gigabyte transfers to large capacity SATA drives. External SATA-connected disks could speed up disk-to-disk backup by nearly doubling data…
    02 January 2007
    Tags: Silicon • Transfer • Ata • Disks • Sata • Esata

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