[THIN] Re: Laptop Creativity

Becrypt do a Trusted Client – I’ve been looking at it for a client – its not without faults; least of which is an annoying habit of not supporting hardware meaning that you have a secure remote client that is soooo secure that the user is unable to use it L

 

That has disc encryption built in mind – and is based around a linux desktop so local apps are a bit  different.

 

With vista you’ve a disk encryption option  - and most new laptops have finger print readers for that extra touch – and you can apply policies to lock down the USB ports to only accept data in – or only write to encrypted devices.

 

If you want a “secure environment” you can’t avoid “complications” of encryption - simple as – tell them to stop being silly, or that its not ‘encryption’ its erm... virtualised security.

 

From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Nick Smith
Sent: 18 September 2008 11:49
To: 'thin@freelists.org'
Subject: [THIN] Laptop Creativity

 

Guys,

One of my clients is finally having to give in for executive demands for laptops (They are currently in a mixed thin/thick environement). They want to avoid complications of encryption etc, but the execs will need to be able to work in some way that will synch when back at the office.

 

They went to a vmware seminar where they were touting a ‘PC on a USB Stick’ as a possible solution to this; while cool I’m not convinced that it makes a lot of sense as it’s far easier to lose than a laptop.

 

Any other creative solutions out there?

 

Nick