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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master

NRT-0409 Mac Users to Get PGP Whole-Disk Encryption:

PGP is planning to release a version of its whole disk encryption software for Apple MacIntosh computers running OS/X, according to an online IT journal. Jon Callas, PGP's chief technology officer, said the software is "in active development" and will run on Intel-based Macs. This reportedly will be a boon for OS/X users - especially laptop users who are more likely to lose their machines - according to the report, which notes that currently there is no way for OS/X users to encrypt their entire boot disks. OS/X has a feature called FileVault that focuses on encrypting the user's home directory, but without whole-disk encryption, UNIX-derived systems including OS/X reportedly store unencrypted details about VPN usage, login times, and what applications are installed in the default location. Some applications including Thunderbird save working copies of documents in an unencrypted area outside the home directory.

(www.zdnet.com.au 13FEB08)

Last Modified: Sunday, 16-Mar-2008 11:57:25 EDT