SecurStar Encrypts Windows Vista Systems

Everyone is aware of data theft but few companies or software vendors seem to take it as seriously as they should. Not so in the case of SecurStar GmbH, a German software developer of security and data encryption products. DriveCrypt 4.6 provides data encryption for confidential information stored in notebooks and desktop computers with its "on the fly" encryption. Some features give users the ability to encrypt an entire hard disk partition or create a "virtual safe" container for storing encrypted files, preventing attackers from accessing sensitive information. Protected data can be accessed by password or via a USB token, smart card or fingerprint reader. An additional feature is the ability to encrypt confidential data using steganography. This function allows for hiding any type of data inside a music file. DriveCrypt Plus Pack 3.9 encrypts 100% of a hard disk, including the operating system, and guarantees data security by using AES 256-bit military-strength data encryption.

One important feature allows for the creation of a false operating system, and the hiding and encrypting of the real one. There will be two operating systems, therefore, one visible (false) and the other hidden (the real one). Each operating system has its own password, so if a user is forced by the attacker to reveal the password, the fake password can be given away, and the attacker will only gain access to the fake data. DriveCrypt Plus Pack Enterprise Edition completes the DriveCrypt bevy of SecurStar encryption software products with a corporate solution. A central management console lets system administrators deploy and control the security software company-wide from one single location.

DriveCrypt is priced at $60.63 for two to five licenses and $58.05 for six or licenses. DriveCrypt Plus Pack is priced at $139.32 for two to five licenses and $128.94 for six or more licenses. Contact SecurStar for pricing on Plus Pack Enterprise Edition. SecurStar has updated all of its DriveCrypt products to make them compatible with Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system.