That is something that has been proposed for laptops within the Federeal sector. Beleive it is a good idea for mobile laptop users in any sector as well. Data is much more valuable than systems, and there continues to be a need to protect the data whethere it is in a mobile laptop or even a PDA or in the Enterprise. That being said though, I think the challenges for encryption in an Enterprise environment could be significant. The configuration management issues, selection of an encryption methodology, and key management would be the first 3 that come to mind. Then there is the environment - would this be limited to only the static access to the Enterprise or extend to both mobile and static users. And finally - the human factor. How would it be implemented and enforced across the Enterprise? Will be following this thread as trust is becoming a significant issue in protecting data at rest, data in process and data in transit.
Mike > [Original Message] > From: Sarah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 8/24/2006 1:15:08 PM > Subject: Whole disk encryption > > > > What is the consensus of the group on the use of whole disk encryption in > an enterprise environment? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
