Is BitLocker Enough?
This article will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of BitLocker and how seriously organizations need to take encryption. It is simple enough to take a hard disk out of a computer and slave it into another computer to get access to the files. To put the hard drive in a usb/firewire cradle and browse the contents, or boot up with repair tools or alternate operating systems using bootable media in order to recover data. These and many more techniques are known by attackers and data thieves. Mitigation techniques like full disk encryption is necessary to provide the confidentially that has now become a necessity. In our lab we tested 32 encryption products, and helped formulate reports for well known analyst companies together with reports that would form the basis of tender questioners specifically focusing around full disk and file and folder encryption. 100s of hours worth of testing and careful evaluation has resulted in a clear winner, or group of top players. The criteria for th
