On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 19:19:32 -0500 "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Encryption is also effective, but anything coded by man can
> be decyphered by man. The hard drive password requires some equipment and a
> lot of expertise. It is probably more secure.
I don't agree with you, allow me to explain why;
everyone in security knows that there is no such thing as 100% security.
its all a matter of time and effort.
electronics are very strict in design and they are breakable with a short period of time.
now, software (like electronics) is breakable, there is no such thing as 100% secure
encryption. But what we've got is encryption that escalates in the time it takes
to crack it. Therefore if the encryption takes 6 months to crack, but the data
is about a financial decision that will happen within the next month or so, you
have succeeded in protecting the data since they'll be obsolete by the time they
are cracked.
software encryption (PGP, public/private key types) can guarantee that your data may take years to
crack, therefore makes them obsolete in most cases.
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