Why not encrypt the whole Hard Drives?

["Saqib Ali" <docbook.xml () gmail com>]

Security Breaches Data reveals that most of the data leaks were caused
due to stolen laptops, which can be easily mitigated by using full
disk encryption on the laptop. So why not encrypt the whole drive?
Cost and performance impact are the usual arguments. Tests show that
access time increases by 56%-85% after encryption. And the cost of FDE
software usually ranges from $0-$300 depending on how good of a
software and support you wanna get. So is it worth it?

Data from tests (performance impact) of the FDE products:
http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/index.php?action=viewtopic&id=250

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Saqib Ali, CISSP, ISSAP
http://www.full-disk-encryption.net

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