Windows 10: Flaws in self-encrypting SSDs let attackers bypass disk encryption

Discus and support Flaws in self-encrypting SSDs let attackers bypass disk encryption in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; Researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands have revealed today vulnerabilities in some solid-state drives (SSDs) that allow an attacker to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by Brink, Nov 5, 2018.

  1. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Flaws in self-encrypting SSDs let attackers bypass disk encryption


    Read more: Flaws in self-encrypting SSDs let attackers bypass disk encryption | ZDNet

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  3. MODDER
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    Software encryption

    read this:
    The Encrypting File System (EFS) is a file system driver with filesystem-level encryption available in Microsoft Windows (2000 and later) operating systems, except Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Vista Basic, and Windows Vista Home Premium. The technology transparently allows files to be encrypted on NTFS file systems to protect confidential data from attackers with physical access to the computer.

    User authentication and access control lists can protect files from unauthorized access while the operating system is running, but are easily circumvented if an attacker gains physical access to the computer. One solution is to store the files encrypted on the disks of the computer. EFS does this using public key cryptography, and aims to ensure that decrypting the files is in theory impossible without the correct key. However, EFS is in practice susceptible to brute-force attacks against the user account passwords. In other words, encryption of files is only as strong as the password to unlock the decryption key.

    read more ...wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encrypting_File_System
     
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    Flaws in self-encrypting SSDs let attackers bypass disk encryption

    Samsung, Dell Provide Data Encryption for SSDs

    Samsung Electronics on Thursday said it is boosting security on solid-state drives by bundling data encryption software from Wave Systems' Embassy with drives from 64GB to 256GB.

    The drives with encryption software will be available from PC makers, Samsung said in a statement. Coinciding with Samsung's announcement, Dell said it would offer the self-encrypting SSDs with its Latitude line of laptops in the upcoming months.

    Full-disk encryption is already available for hard drives, but this is the first time it is available for SSDs, Samsung said. The software automatically encrypts information as data is stored on the SSDs. Additionally, the company claims that SSD performance is not affected by encryption because the drive has no moving parts.

    Source: PCWorld
     
    D_o_S, Nov 5, 2018
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