Re: Laptop - Full Disk Encryption?

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

Here is a list of FDE products to choose from:
http://www.full-disk-encryption.net/Full_Disc_Encryption.html

Make sure the product you select has Centralized recovery password
retrieval capability (e.g. Wavesys)

On 10/17/07, fac51 <fac51 () yahoo com> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good full disk encryption product.
> It will be used for senior management so it must be easy to use and recover if the password is forgotten.
>
> Assumptions are that laptop information security is strongest if data is not saved locally but an audit has revealed 
> otherwise.
>
> Technical Controls (proposed)
>
> 1. BIOS password. (currently not enforced)
> 2. Full disk or partition encryption. (currently not enforced)
>
> Is there anything else I should take into account?
>
> I have read that encryption is useless if the password that is used is not strong is this true?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help, greatly appreciated.
>
> S
>
>
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