All USB Cables Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others
October 17th, 2025 by Elcomsoft R&D
As we outlined in the previous article (Effective Disk Imaging: Ports, Hubs, and Power), it’s better to connect external USB-C devices (such as adapters and especially write-blockers) to a USB-C port that complies with at least the USB 3.2 Gen2 specs (10 Gbit/s). But what if your computer only has USB-A ports, or only a USB-A port is free? Obviously, you’ll need a USB-C to USB-A cable – but you’ll need to choose the right one very carefully, and that’s not the only thing that matters.
Rumored AMD Phenom II X4 TWKR chips accessible?
July 1st, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
Not long ago I wrote about AMD’s TWKR when the first rumors reached the media. Now we have more news on that. And the sad one is that TWKR still cannot be purchased in retail and most probably won’t be, at least not the ones from the sought-after 100 exemplars that exist today.
Password by Toolman
July 1st, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
Do you understand a word? Except for "password"? Translator needed! 🙂
Reasonable, appropriate, adequate…security (Part I)
June 30th, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
Most laws define security obligations as reasonable, appropriate, suitable, necessary, adequate etc. without giving more precise directives to follow. Is it good or bad? And what should be known about these standards?
Thunder Tables – now registered trademark
June 29th, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
Good news over here! We’ve got a nice and shiny registration certificate from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Now our Thunder Tables have their (R) sign.
Password Recovery Tools Are Legal In Germany
June 24th, 2009 by Katerina Korolkova, Direktur Humas
When we meet our customers at trade fairs in Germany, we are always asked questions about legality of our tools. The reason for this is that German law on so-called “hacking tools” is very strict. At the same time the wording of the respective paragraphs is unclear and ambiguous.
Intel Larrabee, AMD Llano: when?
June 23rd, 2009 by Vladimir Katalov
According to NordicHardware, Sapphire Or Zotac Might Launch Larrabee. No further information on Larrabee yet, though; as we already wrote, the Larrabee lauch date is set to 2010. The only news from Intel so far is about i3, i5, i7 CPU naming system: Lynnfield, Clarksfield, Arrandale, Clarkdale; besides, Intel plans shipments of 32nm ‘Clarkdale’ in Q4.
Squeezing your First Amendment rights
June 23rd, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
In the city of Bozeman (the US) it is…pardon, was “acceptable” to require user credentials to your personal mailboxes and other social networking accounts, when applying for a job. What for? For “a thorough background check”. Have a look at their press release:
AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition is the new black
June 19th, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
The world is waiting for the specifications of currently most powerful processor – AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition aka Formula 1. They say it has an unlocked clock multiplier for ease of overclocking, though consumes 200W and thus requires good cooling. One of the pictures on the website of Maingear PC founder and CEO (Wallace Santos) has a not-for-sale-note which caused a gossip that the new processor is not meant for retail, but probably for direct selling from AMD to “extreme enthusiasts”.
The U.S. statutes on password related crimes – overview by states
June 18th, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
In this entry I’d like to suggest a kind of a list of various legal decisions on password [ab]use I could find on the web. Your add-ins are welcome, just put in any other acts you know…
ATI’s Hall of Fame
June 18th, 2009 by Olga Koksharova
ATI Stream Developer Showcase enrolled our Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor in its security section, among other “notable applications” that use ATI Stream technology:
