Whole Disk encryption overview

[Allison Dolan <adolan () MIT EDU>]

For those that might need some external commentary on WDE for your
internal audience, there might be items in this 5 page overview of
WDE that would be of value

Full Disk Encryption: What It Can And Can't Do For Your Data
http://www.darkreading.com/security/encryption/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=222001973&cid=nl_DR_DAILY_2009-12-15_h
concluding paragraph

one key truth should always be in mind: disk encryption is not
security. Or, rather, disk encryption is not the sum total of
security for a system; it's one of many things that can enhance
security. Full-disk encryption works best when it's part of a total
protocol for the care and handling of a piece of hardware constantly
on the go.




Allison F. Dolan
Program Director, Protecting Personally Identifiable Information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave  NE49-3021
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: (617) 252-1461
http://mit.edu/infoprotect