Secure Data in Your Pocket?

The not-so-surprising news this week is that if someone gets physical possession of your stuff, there is a really good chance they’ll get the electronic bits too. Remember to get a separate secured database on those mobile devices (like 1Password secure notes) so there is a second layer. Keyboard lock the phone (not every thief is a hacker) and back up your phone often so you have no hesitation to pull the trigger on a remote wipe if it does go missing. That is all, for now.

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PGP for Snow Leopard Shipping

 

PGP 10.0 is now out of beta and shipping for Snow Leopard. The new version includes several nice upgrades including support for Boot Camp, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), and Linux support. I’ve been running the beta a few months and had no troubles. Encryption and decryption are faster and PGP reports there are additional safeguards against boot disk corruption. If you have sensitive data on your Mac, I’ve found no better solution than PGP.