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Windows Vista and the secret of full disk encryption
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
When I talk to large enterprises, they tend to be either deploying or planning to deploy PC 
encryption tools, especially for laptops. This is no longer a "nice to have;" it has become a "gotta have."
With Windows XP or older versions, this means adding on full disk encryption utilities from vendors like GuardianEdge, PGP, PointSec or SafeBoot for $100 to $200 per system. That can add up to a pretty big chunk of change in acquisition costs, let alone the dough needed for installation, configuration, and ongoing support.
Enter Windows Vista. Everyone talks about the new GUI or kernel modification restrictions, but enterprise-class versions of Windows Vista also come with BitLocker full disk encryption (note: BitLocker is bundled into Windows Vista versions for Microsoft Software Assurance customers). Like the software utilities, BitLocker provides protection against the "oops" factor — lost or stolen systems. Windows Vista and the secret of full disk encryption | News.blog | CNET News.com
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