Re: The VA Stolen Laptop - Lessons Learned

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TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/) is the one I recommend to clients. Its Open-Source and supports Linux and Windows.

- -em




On Sep 17, 2006, at 10:27 PM, MandommGmail wrote:

There are many free whole disk encryption softwares that are around. Please google for CompuSec. I am personally using it. It is free for commercial and personal usage.

I believe its just right for my usage.

Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: "George Toft" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:42 AM
Subject: Re: The VA Stolen Laptop - Lessons Learned


There are many whole-disk encryption products that make this a trivial exercise. Even at $100-150 per seat, the price is cheaper than a lawsuit and bad publicity.

George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
My IT Department
www.myITaz.com
480-544-1067

Confidential data protection experts for the financial industry.


evb wrote:
:1. Encrypt all data on mobile computers/devices which carry :agency data unless the data is determined to be non- sensitive, :in writing, by your Deputy Secretary or an individual he/she :may designate in writing : And does "data" include operating system files, log files, cab files,
drivers, etc., or does it only include eg xls, doc, pdf and wpd files, etc.?
How has Bush defined "data"? Thx,

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