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Keyloggers beaten by new crypto utility


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#1 OFFLINE   Humpty

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 03:15 PM

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A German company has come up with a program it claims can protect against the biggest weak spot of most encryption systems -- keyloggers that record passphrases as they are entered.

Encryption is widely seen as a solution to the woes of data security, locking data behind near-unbreakable algorithms. But that assumes the password or phrase used to access the encrypted data is itself secure.

The system works around a virtual keyboard feature, built into the encryption utility TurboCrypt, which can encrypt keyboard characters on-the-fly, before keylogging or screen capture malware has had a chance to record what is being entered.
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#2 OFFLINE   Andavari

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 09:18 PM

Now if they only have a portable version which leaves no traces employers will be pissing their pants trying to find out what what their staff is actually doing. :lol:
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