TrueCrypt works very well for us. I have it installed on all computers, and on a number of external USB hard drives and flash drives. Even when VIPRE quarantined critical system files a while back and the PC wouldn't boot, it wasn't difficult to get around. I pulled the drive, slapped it into a Black Widow external dock, mounted the drive, and copied the files back. Took about 15 minutes per machine and was a lot faster than reimaging.
You do lose any centralized management, and you can't remote boot the computer (well you can, but you can't get past the encryption screen remotely) - but for $0 vs. $100-$150 per seat, it was an acceptable tradeoff for us. Kyle B. Plummer From: Jeff Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: TrueCrypt Bitlocker is good, but comes with a very limited number of Win7 deployments, like ultra and the SA version only. That wasn't going to work for us in this environment. On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Brian Desmond <[email protected]> wrote: So disclaimer, I've not used TrueCrypt, but if you have Win7 or Vista, Bitlocker + AD is a good management story. It's also all in the box and you've got someone to call when it breaks. Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected] c - 312.731.3132 From: Jeff Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TrueCrypt After watching the very interesting thread a week or so ago about encrypting laptops we decided it was time for us to get that done here. We looked at several options, but honestly chose TrueCrypt based on the number of folks in this group who use it and gave if favorable reviews. We have it installed on 3 laptops so far and have no complaints, but one of the owners wants the answer to this question: "If a drive becomes unusable(physical issue with the drive) will this make it impossible for us to recover data from that drive?" anyone out there able to speak to this question? thanks for any help. Jeff This written advice is not intended or written to be used, and can not be used, by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer. Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. - CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521, is confidential, and is intended solely for the use of the individuals or entities to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail and any file attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us by telephone toll-free at (866) 841-6888 or by reply e-mail to the sender. You must destroy the original transmission and its contents. You will be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred in notifying us. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
