In the last number of the german edition of PC PRAXIS ( edition 4 – 2010 ) we are offering the ID Disk Protector for free!  The DVD included has an installer of ID Disk Protector which will fully work for 2 years. A complete review of the application with screenshots and explanations are included in the magazine.

ID Disk Protector main features:

– Protects your disk and its partitions
– Offers boot protection
– Provides a launching and operating password
– Keeps private the enable/disable of your disk
– Blocks any operations on the hardware level

Here are bellow some quotes from the PC Praxis review:

Mit dem ID Disk Protector lassen sich einzelne Laufwerke mit wenigen Klicks vor allzu neugierigen Blicken schützen. So haben Unbefugte keine Chance, an Ihre sensibilen Daten zu gelangen, und selbst wenn Ihr Notebook gestohlen werden sollte, hat der Dieb schlechte Aussichten.

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Wer auf seinem Rechner sensible Daten aubewahrt, möchte auf keinen Fall, dass diese unbefugten Dritten un die Hände fallen. Mit dem ID Disk Protector erhalten Sie ein Tool, mit dem sich Daten auf einzelnen Laufwerken mit wenig Aufwand sicher schützen lassen.

Using Windows sometimes you can achive great things and you can get at your fingertips easy functions for multimedia and personal usage. But what is happening if you want to keep your data private. If you want to lock or password protect some files inside your computer you do not have many options at the moment, bellow you have the hard way – doing this manually and the easy way – using a folder lock software. (more…)

The statistics from january 2009 comming from Spamhaus, are ranking Google.com as the 4th worst spam service ISP. Looks like the 31 cases/reports are quite new and related with teh Google Docs vulnerabilities. Google already announce they are working on a solution for this problem. Also this month Spamhaus release a statistics over the The 10 Worst Spam Origin Countries and The 10 Worst ROKSO Spammers. (more…)

Check bellow the solution I found for on the fly protecting a PDF file in PHP. For resolving this problem I wanted a FREE library. Download the library used: Protect PDF in PHP from and use the code bellow for password protect a PDF file using PHP. (more…)

Step 1 – Open a DOS promot for launching a special command line. One simple way you can do it would be by clicking Start/Run, typing CMD.

Step 2 – Enter  the command line for locking your station:

rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

and your computer will be locked.

The computer lock can be achieved in many ways, here is bellow an example which is using the native screen saver possibilities. For a more professional option check the 14 days trial of the usb lock software and folder lock software.

Bellow you find the procedure for installing a password-protected screen saver. Please make sure you have selected a screensaver and it is set to start within 15 minutes of inactivity. (more…)

If you don’t have a keyboard with a Window key or simply don’t like the keyboard method, then here’s how you can make a desktop shortcut to lock your computer. Bellow are the instructions used to lock down your computer using a shortcut. (more…)

You can use Group Policies to lock down a Terminal Server session on a Microsoft Windows Server 2008-based or Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer. With the following settings, even the administrator account will have restricted access. It is highly recommended that you create a new organizational unit instead of modifying the policies on an existing one.

Note: The use of these policies does not guarantee a secure computer, and you should use them only as a guideline. ID Security Suite offers you also a usb lock, device lock and folder lock solution.

The Dsacls.exe tool
Dsacls.exe is a command-line tool that you can use to query the security attributes and to change permissions and security attributes of Active Directory objects. It is the command-line equivalent of the Security tab in the Windows Active Directory snap-in tools such as Active Directory Users and Computers and Active Directory Sites and Services. You can use Dsacls.exe to lock out Terminal Services end-users from files and folders on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer.

Check also the article: How to use Dsacls.exe in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 and the attached PDF document to this post.

ID USB Lock Key is a security program meant to protect your computer from unauthorized users. It denies access, by providing a security block-screen which can be unblocked with the USB stick where you have the key generated by the program. You can download a 14 days trial version or you can get your hands on license on the safe order page. (more…)

The ID Security Suite, developed by Fastlink2, provides solutions to a myriad of security issues that plague both business and home computer applications by offering a wide array of software packages designed to protect PC users from unauthorized use or outside intrusion.

ID Security Suite provides low cost solutions to Internet security issues that plague home and business computers. The company, Fastlink2, recognized that there is a desperate need for PC protection from a variety of forces that would attempt unauthorized access to gain information from company or home computers. Consequently they have developed a suite of applications that will protect computers from hackers, spy-ware, unsolicited invasions and a variety of other internal or external threats to computer file security.

Encryption, password access, protection of critical files, computer optimization and maintenance as well as protection and security tools have been developed by the programmers at Fastlink2.

Headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, the staff has applied their technical expertise to develop simple, efficient programs that provide users with an array of software to address any security threats that are being faced. These software programs are characterized by user-friendly interfaces and installation wizards that enable all users from the novice to the professional to take maximum advantage of the numerous features that are provided.

Many of the software applications features file recovery modules and also have erase features that prevent the hard disk from being searched for deleted files. Additionally, password protection and encryption features prevent unauthorized access to privileged information.

In addition to the ID Security Suite, Fastlink2 maintains a forum which can respond to specific user questions and they offer product support and Internet updates for their complete line of software.

Visit http://www.idsecuritysuite.com for more details or contact Cristina Mailat directly.

Download the press kit containing:

• press release in doc and pdf format
• applications screenshots and artworks

Click here to download the English press kit.