Re: Encrypting Computers and Portable Media

[Bret Ingerman <ingerman () VASSAR EDU>]

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Bret Ingerman
Vice President for Computing and Information Services
Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12604

                ingerman () vassar edu
(845) 437-7605  - phone            (845) 437-7050  - fax
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We are currently PGP clients and encrypt many of our laptops and a few desktops.  However, we have been burned on a few 
occasions by PGP not keeping up with OS patches which is a big problem with a pre-empt solution.  On three occasions 
that has left us with computers that would not boot after the user allowed their system to be updated (and it has 
happened with both Windows and Mac computers) and has necessitated a visit by one of our consultants.  And, it took PGP 
a few months before they had a Lion compatible version.  So we are in the process of moving to Dell Data Protection 
(which is a re-branded version of Credant).  We like that they are not pre-boot, that they support multiple desktop and 
mobile devices, and that they are working on cloud encryption (for example, for Dropbox).

  --Bret



> From:        "Self, Dennis" <dlself () SAMFORD EDU> 
> To:        SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU 
> Date:        10/03/2011 01:07 PM 
> Subject:        [SECURITY] Encrypting Computers and Portable Media 
> Sent by:        The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> 
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> Colleagues,
> Samford University is looking at encryption solutions for personal computers and portable memory devices (memory 
> sticks, CD/DVD, etc.)  As a long-term solution for computers, we are considering buying encrypting hard drives on new 
> machines.  We lease computers, so should be able to see the computers all protected after 3-4 years.  
>
> For shorter term and portable media we are looking to find the best software solution(s) we can find, for Windows and 
> OS X, and for portable media.  We are looking at Truecrypt as an alternative.  Would you tell me the top three 
> vendors you would recommend, and offer any opinion you would like to,please?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Dennis Self
>
> Director, IT Security & Compliance 
> Technology Services 
> Samford University 
> (205) 726-2692