Re: Why not encrypt the whole Hard Drives?

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

I don't think it is the cost of the FDE software in itself, but
instead the cost of the management that scares away people.
http://www.ce-infosys.com/ Free Compusec is pretty full featured FDE
software and cost about $0.00.


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

On 14 Oct 2006 15:44:01 -0000, winshel () camden rutgers edu
<winshel () camden rutgers edu> wrote:
> It's a good question.  I would think that the answer - why full disk encryption isn't more widespread - absolutely has 
> to do with the cost.
>
> The software itself can approach 10 - 15 percent of the cost of the notebook, plus the added labor of installation, 
> configuration, administration, etc.
>
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