Protecting Confidential Information: How to Securely Store Sensitive Data

by Slava Gomzin

Overview

Booklet for anyone who wants to know how to keep secrets on home computer, or prevent sensitive data from disclosure on office workstation. Topics include: how to break Windows and steal data from computer, pros and cons of using standard Windows data protection mechanisms, several steps to follow in order to keep information secured, using cryptographic solutions for secure storage, and more (Article: ~3,000 words).

Table of Contents includes:

Introduction
How Data is Stolen from Computers
Extensive Security Permissions
Administrators and Users
Administrative Default Network Share - "C$"
Default/Weak Password of Local Administrator Account
Windows XP Repair
Rootkits
Cached Domain Passwords
Trojans and Spyware
Social Engineering Attacks
Stolen Computer or Hard Drive
How to Prevent Confidential Data from Being Stolen
Windows Disk Encryption
Solution
Using TrueCrypt
Resources
About the Author

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014541473
Publisher:	Book'n'share Media
Publication date:	08/11/2012
Series:	Cyber Privacy , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	141 KB

About the Author

Slava Gomzin is a Security and Payments Technologist at Hewlett-Packard, where he helps create products that are integrated into modern payment processing ecosystems using the latest security and payments technologies. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard, Slava was a security architect, corporate product security officer, R&D and application security manager, and development team leader at Retalix, a Division of NCR Retail. As PCI ISA, he focused on security and PA-DSS, PCI DSS, and PCI P2PE compliance of POS systems, payment applications, and gateways. Before moving into security, Slava worked in R&D on design and implementation of new products including next-generation POS systems and various interfaces to payment gateways and processors. Slava currently holds CISSP, PCIP, ECSP, and Security+ certifications. He blogs about payment security at www.gomzin.com.