Thursday, May 9, 2002
Data Protection for the Pocket PC
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 10:00 AM
http://www.kaspersky.com/news.html?id=659288
A fairly well-known name in the anti-virus industry, Kaspersky has something brewing for the Pocket PC. They're also looking for beta testers.
"Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, presents the first beta-version of Kaspersky™ Security for the Pocket PC - a new security system for the Pocket PC handheld computers. Kaspersky™ Security for the Pocket PC allows for the creation of special data repositories that are protected with the cryptographic algorithms RC4 or XOR. The encoding of data stored in a secret folder on the Pocket PC prevents unauthorized access to protected information without the use of a password (for example: information is still protected when a Pocket PC memory chip is placed into another Pocket PC device). For additional protection data is decoded only when it is accessed by software applications, once accomplished the data is immediately, in real time, encoded again. By employing these data protection methods users are able to control unauthorized access to their confidential data and to prevent information loss or leaks."
There are two modules for the upcoming product:
• Reliable control over access to a Pocket PC due to using a reliable password structure on the system level. The high effectiveness achieved via the use of the powerful cryptographic HASH function MD-5 is vastly superior in reliability than similar technology available in Pocket PC alone.
• Encryption of important data stored on your Pocket PC. In this way, any attempt at accessing information by bypassing a password is thwarted (for example, by hooking up a memory chip to another Pocket PC). For extra defense, Kaspersky™ Security Pocket PC deciphers data only while they are being accessed by applications, after which, in real time, it enciphers data once again. The data-protection function can be activated for either all or user-defined applications.
Source: Fred Block (check out his 2002 themes)
A fairly well-known name in the anti-virus industry, Kaspersky has something brewing for the Pocket PC. They're also looking for beta testers.
"Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, presents the first beta-version of Kaspersky™ Security for the Pocket PC - a new security system for the Pocket PC handheld computers. Kaspersky™ Security for the Pocket PC allows for the creation of special data repositories that are protected with the cryptographic algorithms RC4 or XOR. The encoding of data stored in a secret folder on the Pocket PC prevents unauthorized access to protected information without the use of a password (for example: information is still protected when a Pocket PC memory chip is placed into another Pocket PC device). For additional protection data is decoded only when it is accessed by software applications, once accomplished the data is immediately, in real time, encoded again. By employing these data protection methods users are able to control unauthorized access to their confidential data and to prevent information loss or leaks."
There are two modules for the upcoming product:
• Reliable control over access to a Pocket PC due to using a reliable password structure on the system level. The high effectiveness achieved via the use of the powerful cryptographic HASH function MD-5 is vastly superior in reliability than similar technology available in Pocket PC alone.
• Encryption of important data stored on your Pocket PC. In this way, any attempt at accessing information by bypassing a password is thwarted (for example, by hooking up a memory chip to another Pocket PC). For extra defense, Kaspersky™ Security Pocket PC deciphers data only while they are being accessed by applications, after which, in real time, it enciphers data once again. The data-protection function can be activated for either all or user-defined applications.
Source: Fred Block (check out his 2002 themes)
