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The HEISC Technologies, Operations, and Practices Group has created a page on Full Disk Encryption.
Full disk encryption (FDE) is a security safeguard that protects all data stored on a hard drive from unauthorized access using disk-level encryption. With FDE, all data is encrypted by default, taking the security decision out of the hands of the user. The most common use case for implementing FDE is to protect data loss due to lost or stolen laptops, which is often sufficient enough to avoid costly data breach notification requirements.
The purpose of this guide is to provide worthwhile strategies for implementing full disk encryption throughout your organization, and to identify common pitfalls to avoid. The following topics are covered on this page:
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Naughty Bit
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July 6, 2007
© 2007 Steve Worona. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ).…
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The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age
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January 1, 2006
The study explores whether innovative educational uses of digital technology – everything from DVDs in the classroom to digital music libraries to online resources such as Wikipedia -- are hamper…
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Finding a Balance Between Digital Copyright and Consumers’ Rights
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January 1, 2005
"In the war against piracy copyright holders are obtaining a new arsenal of tools in the form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies to protect music, movies, video games and even bro…

















