Tuesday
15Jan2008
Laptop Security -- It's not rocket science, is it?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 5:10AM
I recently sat in a meeting to discuss our company's laptop security practices. Now, we aren't a publicly traded company but we should be protecting out data to the best of our abilities without impacting the user too much. There we many topics discussed in this meeting -- everything from encryption of the HDs to using encrypted thumb drives to CMOS passwords/HD passwords via the CMOS. It was a fun time and explaining why certain processes would be helpful and others wouldn't was quite a challenge.
I think we finally came to the realization that encrypting all of our hard drives was not going to be a viable option. The major issue we face is we have too many older laptops that do not offer hardware encryption on the drives. Software encryption is an option but in my experience it's a slow and painful process that usually requires some work on the user's end to make it function properly.
I think we finally came to the realization that encrypting all of our hard drives was not going to be a viable option. The major issue we face is we have too many older laptops that do not offer hardware encryption on the drives. Software encryption is an option but in my experience it's a slow and painful process that usually requires some work on the user's end to make it function properly.
Reader Comments (4)
my dad's company uses these thumb drives, that have a constantly changing password, if he doesn't have it he cannot log onto the network his company has.
it's got these scrolling numbers, it's always on, and it changes every minute I think, It's kinda crazy.
he also has to change his password to log onto his computer every two or three weeks.
my dad's company uses these thumb drives, that have a constantly changing password, if he doesn't have it he cannot log onto the network his company has.
it's got these scrolling numbers, it's always on, and it changes every minute I think, It's kinda crazy.
he also has to change his password to log onto his computer every two or three weeks.
Bios protection is a good step in protecting a Lappie. Im always looking for better ways to protect mine. Im trying Inspice laptop locator and Laptoplock right now.
But Bios will cause your casual thief to move on to something easier.
Bios protection is a good step in protecting a Lappie. Im always looking for better ways to protect mine. Im trying Inspice laptop locator and Laptoplock right now.
But Bios will cause your casual thief to move on to something easier.