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Encryption for the masses

File and disk encryption needs to be simple and easy if it's going to be used. This article looks at Apple's FileVault and takes a sneak peak at what's coming in Windows Vista.

A few weeks ago there was a knock at my door, and my new MacBook Pro laptop had arrived. I was very excited, because it's one of the first of the new Intel-based dual core systems available. Yes, it's fast. Fast enough to give me visions of OS X native apps running alongside both Windows Vista and Fedore Core inside two virtual machines. It would make for a nice, highly portable security lab to test all three major operating systems. Today it might be a pipe dream, but the day is coming and it's not that far off. The hardware is available, now Apple users need the software - here's hoping that VMWare is released for Intel-based OS X one day soon. Encryption for the masses

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