We have just started evaluating Beachhead Solutions (http://www.beachheadsolutions.com/) LDD Client for Windows Laptops and they say they will have an OSX client later this year.
Charlayne
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From: client-management-bounces+cbeavers=email@hidden [mailto:client-management-bounces+cbeavers=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Christopher Fox
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 2:43 PM
To: John C. Welch; Client List
Subject: Re: Laptop Drive Encryption
There is always compromise between security and funcionality. Users want
mobility; and it must be provided in as secure a manner as possible.
Centrally managed whole disk encryption is certainly less of "a wing and a
prayer" than hoping users will use encrypted disk images and not use trivial
passwords.
On 1/22/07 2:21 PM, "John C. Welch" <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 1/22/07 13:13, "Christopher Fox" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> It's not that simple. Platform configuration data and custom system
>> management scripts can be confidential and proprietary, and thus subject to
>> information risk management policies.
>>
>> Whole disk encryption solutions are crucial for any platform that wants to
>> be taken seriously in the enterprise IT space.
>>
>> Christopher
>>
>> On 1/18/07 8:23 PM, "Josh Wisenbaker" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 18, 2007, at 10:18 AM, Christopher Fox wrote:
>>>
>>>> It isn't nuts. In fact, it's becoming mandatory.
>>>>
>>>> Whole disk encryption is where it's at. Unfortunately, there aren't
>>>> any
>>>> alternatives available for the Mac that I've found. I'm familiar with
>>>> PointSec on Windows, but they don't have a Mac OS X version available.
>>>>
>>>> Keep us informed if you find anything.
>>>
>>> Full disk encryption makes more sense on a Windows platform where
>>> users, and the OS, are saving files all over the damn place.
>>>
>>> In even a minimally managed Mac install you only need to worry about
>>> the home folder (and maybe Shared) so FileVault is a pretty good
>>> solution. Throw encrypted swap in there for good measure if you want.
>
> In that case, I would question the use of laptops or the ability of anyone
> to take a laptop or any other form of storage off-property. Once you allow
> that, things like whole-disk encryption are little more than a wing and a
> prayer.
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