Re: [Possible Spam] Re: New Internet for Security

[Dennis Meharchand <dennis () VALTX COM>]

For patch upgrades our chip can be put into an update mode where changes
(patches) are kept allowing the changes to be tested. Changes are actually
kept on a Change area of the hard disk drive - not immediately written into
the secure area. If all is well the changes can be permanently applied into
the secure area (Backed Up). If something goes wrong with the patch the
patch can be instantly and cleanly discarded (Restore function) - since our
restore works by simply wiping out a File Allocation Table there is no
downtime as with ghosting technologies.

Dennis Meharchand
CEO, Valt.X Technologies Inc.
Tel: 1-800-361-0067, 416-746-6669
Fax: 416-746-2774
Email: dennis () valtx com
Web: www.valtx.com

-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Valdis Kletnieks
Sent: February 17, 2009 12:47 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [Possible Spam] Re: [SECURITY] New Internet for Security

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:48:15 EST, Dennis Meharchand said:

> Chip in computers this year. The problem we solve is that the boot
> drives of computers are protected from all attacks with absolute
> certainty - this is how endpoint computers are infected and we solve
> the problem. I am absolutely certain every time I start up my computer
> that my boot drive has not been compromised at all.

I'll bite - how does your scheme distinguish between a compromise and a
Patch Tuesday?  Both look like software updates running from a (presumably)
privileged context...