TCG Blog

Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) Found to Save 75% Over Software Encryption Solutions, Says Ponemon Institute

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

TCG members WinMagic with LSI Corporation, Micron, PLEXTOR, Seagate, Samsung and Toshiba recently commissioned a study to determine what, if any, cost savings resulted from using self-encrypting drives, or SEDs, for data protection instead of software en… READ MORE

How to Deploy Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs)

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

Self-encrypting drives, or SEDs, quickly are becoming increasingly available as a standard drive for many enterprise systems.  As more IT departments replace aging systems with ones that have SEDs, more questions about how to deploy these drives will co… READ MORE

Condemning and Defeating Surveillance Through Open Security Standards

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

In recent months, disturbing news has emerged about widespread surveillance by government agencies. The privacy and confidentiality of citizens around the world has apparently been violated on a daily basis as information about their emails and phone call… READ MORE

Trusted Computing Group TPM Adds Security to Platforms Using Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

Trusted Computing Group TPM Adds Security to Platforms Using Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Date Published: December 6, 2012 PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6, 2012 – PCs and mobile devices using the new Windows 8operating system and Windows Server 2012 will be… READ MORE

IF-MAP 2.2 – Learning from Experience

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

IF-MAP, the interface for a Metadata Access Point, is a standard client/server protocol for accessing a Metadata Access Point (MAP). The MAP acts as a central clearinghouse for information about network security objects and events, such as users, devices,… READ MORE

TPM Secures Wireless Access Points

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

Much has been made recently of unsecured certificates and passwords. TheHeartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability, which left keys in the open and vulnerable to hackers, alone has created countless hours of work and coverage. And lost or stolen passwords and keys … READ MORE

Complete Set of NAC Standards From IETF and TCG

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

For years, TCG and IETF have been working together to create a complete set of Network Access Control (NAC) standards recognized and approved by both groups. This week, we achieved that goal. IETF has released RFC 7171 (PT-EAP) and TCG has released IF-T/… READ MORE

Fending off Attacks On the Robots: TCG Specification for Network Segmentation

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

While much is made of an ‘attack of the robots’ displacing tens of millions of workers from once job-rich industries, but those charged with safeguarding the workings of modern society are preoccupied with another assault – attacks on the robots and… READ MORE

Trust and Industrial Control Systems

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

Industrial control systems, or ICS, security remains a big issue with associated compliance, legal and financial implications. On a higher level, protecting infrastructure is a matter of national security for nations worldwide. A recap of a recent securi… READ MORE

Shouldn’t Security Be a Standard? Thanks, Atmel!

Date Published: January, 01, 2015

The attacks and hacks keep coming. Atmel, a long-time TCG member and provider of the TPM, has commented in a new blog, “Shouldn’t Security Be a Standard?”. Indeed. As Atmel says, “…TPM, which stands for Trusted Platform Module, can be thought o… READ MORE