Author never said he/she was moving files to/from different computers, as noted in my comment. EFS can be safe, secure, and FAST (what the author wanted) if you take the time to set it up properly.
Author has a problem, I'm trying to offer a viable solution... a solution that I have found to work well on the enterprise level. So spare me the anti-M$ rhetoric, please.
But have you seriously considered using Windows built in Encrypting File System (EFS)? WHEN CONFIGURED PROPERLY, it can be both very secure and speedy.
Not sure what you are doing with the files (i.e. staying on your machine or being distributed, etc.) but the EFS might be a very simple and effective option. Microsoft's website actually has some fairly good articles about it's usage beyond the stupid-user stuff.
What's important to remember is that you MUST use Window's SYSKEY program in mode 2 or 3 in order for EFS to be secure... otherwise it can be cracked in minutes. Good luck!
I actually just turned in a security analysis to my boss yesterday. (We are a small non-profit business.) After giving it much thought, I decided to go into a little more depth than what I knew he would understand, but broke it down (mainly bullet format) as much as possibile. My goal was to draw questions out of him, that way we could have a meaningful discussion about INFOSEC. (Plus it never hurts to flex the ole' brain muscle around the boss every now and then.)
You can be technical... but don't forget what the boss TRUELY cares about: the big picture. Let him/her know the current status of everything... what really needs to be done to preserve (or establish) INFOSEC... and how much it's gonna cost.
"or force them to put it in my asscheek."
Well, you would have more fun than the average employee trying to get the chip close enough to the reader to gain access.
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Author never said he/she was moving files to/from different computers, as noted in my comment. EFS can be safe, secure, and FAST (what the author wanted) if you take the time to set it up properly.
Author has a problem, I'm trying to offer a viable solution... a solution that I have found to work well on the enterprise level. So spare me the anti-M$ rhetoric, please.
But have you seriously considered using Windows built in Encrypting File System (EFS)? WHEN CONFIGURED PROPERLY, it can be both very secure and speedy.
Not sure what you are doing with the files (i.e. staying on your machine or being distributed, etc.) but the EFS might be a very simple and effective option. Microsoft's website actually has some fairly good articles about it's usage beyond the stupid-user stuff.
What's important to remember is that you MUST use Window's SYSKEY program in mode 2 or 3 in order for EFS to be secure... otherwise it can be cracked in minutes. Good luck!
I actually just turned in a security analysis to my boss yesterday. (We are a small non-profit business.) After giving it much thought, I decided to go into a little more depth than what I knew he would understand, but broke it down (mainly bullet format) as much as possibile. My goal was to draw questions out of him, that way we could have a meaningful discussion about INFOSEC. (Plus it never hurts to flex the ole' brain muscle around the boss every now and then.)
You can be technical... but don't forget what the boss TRUELY cares about: the big picture. Let him/her know the current status of everything... what really needs to be done to preserve (or establish) INFOSEC... and how much it's gonna cost.
Good luck!
"or force them to put it in my asscheek." Well, you would have more fun than the average employee trying to get the chip close enough to the reader to gain access.