Do student laptops need to be encrypted?
The purpose of the laptop encryption is to safeguard the loss or theft of any information including protected health information (PHI) that may be stored on a laptop. The State of Connecticut has mandated that laptops containing PHI be encrypted. The Deans of the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine are complying with federal, state, and UCHC mandates by requiring this encryption. This also protects you from theft of your personal information should your laptop be lost or stolen.
