Re: Stolen Laptops

[Ben Woelk <fbwis () RIT EDU>]

We're requiring laptop encryption, primarily centrally-managed PointSec with some pockets using other products if 
PointSec won't work/fit.

Ben Woelk '07
Policy and Awareness Analyst
Information Security Office
Rochester Institute of Technology
ROS 10-A204
151 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623 
585.475.4122
585.475.7920 fax
ben.woelk () rit edu
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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of SCHALIP, 
MICHAEL
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:16 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Stolen Laptops

Are your institutions "encouraging encryption" on laptops, or "requiring encryption" on laptops?  We're moving to 
Symantec Endpoint Encryption (it was GuardianEdge, but they got bought by Symantec - which is actually good for us, 
since we use Symantec Altiris, SEP, etc.) and will be doing full disk encryption on any/all non-instructional (student 
use) laptops.....

M

-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Ben Woelk
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:12 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Stolen Laptops

The issue for us has been not so much preventing theft of laptops or recovering them when stolen. It is reducing the 
occurrences of private information on those laptops or ensuring that they are encrypted. Replacement of the laptop 
itself is fairly trivial compared to notifying X number of people that their private information was on the laptops.

We do promote awareness and physical security--locking doors, not leaving laptops unattended, use of cable locks, etc. 
We've also changed business processes so that laptops being retired from service are secured.

Ben Woelk '07
Policy and Awareness Analyst
Information Security Office
Rochester Institute of Technology
ROS 10-A204
151 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623
585.475.4122
585.475.7920 fax
ben.woelk () rit edu
http://security.rit.edu/dsd.html 
 
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Kimberly 
Heimbrock
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:25 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Stolen Laptops

Unfortunately, laptops thefts have been significantly increasing, (usually in locked offices - after hours) and was 
wondering what success anyone has had using Lojack, Prey, or other tools.  Any (affordable) ideas for increased 
physical security and software tools that have been proven to reduce thefts and trace the equipment would be 
appreciated.  We will be communicating increased fac/staff awareness as it relates to the physical security of mobile 
devices, so ideas to be included with that message would be great too. Thanks in advance!

Kim Heimbrock
Director, IT Policy and Compliance
Northern Kentucky University
(859) 572-5139
heimbrockk () nku edu<mailto:heimbrockk () nku edu>


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