How and why - BitLocker

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In recent days, everybody here in Ireland is talking about BitLocker and laptop encryption.

In fact, when I took the train this morning and I was reading the newspaper, I found another article highlighting the importance of encrypting sensitive data in laptops. In fact, BitLocker is a technology that helps to protect laptops preventing the loss of sensitive data.

But what is BitLocker? How do I implement it? Should I deploy a BitLocker solution in my organization?

Basically, BitLocker is a fully Active Directory-integrated technology that encrypts the entire hard drive, protecting data on lost or stolen machines. For Windows Vista, BitLocker is included in the Enterprise and Ultimate versions.

In the following video, Russell Humphries (Microsoft Senior VP) gives a very detailed explanation of what's BitLocker, how does it work, how to implement it, why implement it and finally he describes some disaster recovery scenarios.

The video (35 minutes) can be watched at the following URL

https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/enterprise/videos/bitlocker.asx

Enjoy

 

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