Whole Disk Encryption
Recently we were required to encrypt all laptops of a health care client. The original choice was PGP but one of our engineers brought TrueCrypt to my attention. I couldn’t believe it. It was perfect, fast, and free!
We were able to offer full disk encryption for all their laptops in a blink of an eye. The only thing I didn’t like about it was when we tried to encrypt the USB flash drives. It uses a “container” to encrypt a file on the flash drive that stores all the encrypted data. It has a bit of a learning curve for end users.
The product that we chose for encrypting flash drives is Iron Key. This thing is great. Plus it into to any computer, enter the password, and open your data. It is even waterproof! I have a washed a few in my lifetime. An added security feature is a 007 type self destruct option that engages if you enter the wrong password more than 10 times.
Downfall? Price! This thing is not cheap. I wish they could drop the price a bit. Pay 150 bucks for a 4 GB flash drive! A little high if you ask me.
I guess it depends on how sensitive the data is and how technical the end users are.