Here is a useful guide... http://www.labmice.net/articles/laptopsecurity.htm
Aaron --- "Trotter, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The President of my company has tasked me with finding some way to keep the > data on his and the other executives laptop safe if it is ever stolen. > I looked over hardware tokens and all kinds of security gizmos, but these > guys travel so much that if they leave their tokens at the office when they > go on the road, they cannot access their data. I figured that using a Full > Disk Encryption program was the easiest solution. Make them choose a super > hard password, and we will keep track of the passwords in the IT department. > > I have looked at a couple different products such as "Encryption Plus Hard > Disk" from PCGuardian, and another I cant remember the name for. However, > they require you to purchase minimum quantities before they will even talk > to you about it. PCGuardian requires a minimum of 50 units to be purchased. > The other required 100. > > Can someone recommend a product that will provide pre-boot authentication to > the laptop? It will have to render the laptop useless unless the password is > provided. I don't like the encrypted volume software that will encrypt > select folders and such. I would like something that without the right > password, the laptop wont even boot. > > Thanks for any help you can give. > > Brian T. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ================================================== This message contains PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information that is intended only for use by the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient, any disclosure, dissemination, or action based on the contents of this message is prohibited. In such case please notify us and destroy and delete all copies of this transmission. Thank you. ==================================================
