I'm not sure if anyone saw the news, but apparently Crucial's and Samsung's self-encrypting drives have very weak keys or key verification and is easily bypassed to get access to the encrypted data.

IT workers who have to work to deploy and maintain Windows-based PCs for their businesses just got some newly updated tools from Microsoft. Today, the company announced the launch of Microsoft Desktop ...

New betas for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) were released this week, and Microsoft also announced plans to phase out its MDOP desktop virtualization solution. The company stated that ...

As of August 1, Microsoft's most recent version of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) -- MDOP 2011 R2 -- is generally available for download. MDOP is a bundle of business-focused tools ...

Microsoft has expanded its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to include the ability to manage users’ BitLocker encrypted folders. MDOP 2011 Release 2, posted Monday, also brings significant ...

Microsoft is giving the IT admin crowd an updated toolset for managing encryption with the latest release of its Desktop Optimization Pack, better known as MDOP. MDOP 2014 has what Microsoft calls ...

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 (MDOP 2013) suite of tools for enterprise use can be downloaded today. This suite of six tools for IT pros contains applications that have been updated ...

With Windows 8 out the door, Microsoft has released a new version of its enterprise desktop management pack. It includes a component that brings at least part of Windows 8's consumer functionality to ...

Microsoft has released the latest version of its Windows Desktop Optimization Pack, which includes support for Windows 10, among other features. Microsoft made available to MSDN subscribers Microsoft ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Available as a subscription, Microsoft’s Desktop ...