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| Subject: | Re: Why isn't full disk encryption from manufactures a slam dunk? |
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| Date: | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:44:53 -0500 |
It does not protect you from application and OS vulnerabilities.
It does not matter if you have FDE if you get hacked.
So...In answer to your question - It IS a slam dunk (IMO) for some
purposes ("lost" removable drives and laptops come to mind, and again,
IMO (and after a proper risk analysis), maybe for the drive wiping
discussion in another thread)
Dan
On 12 Sep 2007 16:16:55 -0000, dan@recyclepcs.com <dan@recyclepcs.com> wrote:
This would seem to be a security no brainer. What are its limitations?
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