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Have a look at True Crypt. Its open source and offers Full folder or drive encryption. Failing that you have PGP encryption which covers network folders and drives.<br />
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Have a look at True Crypt. Its open source and offers Full folder or drive encryption. Failing that you have PGP encryption which covers network folders and drives.



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Pointsec has been around a while and most financial institutions use this to achieve federal compliance. &nbsp; &nbsp; I've used it at 2 different banks and, although a little cumbersome, it does offer full drive encryption, centralized password control and resets, and recovery. 
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Pointsec has been around a while and most financial institutions use this to achieve federal compliance.     I've used it at 2 different banks and, although a little cumbersome, it does offer full drive encryption, centralized password control and resets, and recovery.

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You could also have a look at <a href="http://www.pgp.com" rel="ugc">http://www.pgp.com</a>. Whole disk encryption products.<br />

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You could also have a look at http://www.pgp.com [http://www.pgp.com]. Whole disk encryption products.


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We are holding financial data on our PC's. &nbsp; As part of an audit , we are supposed to be encrypting our drives. &nbsp; Though , we have not done this. &nbsp; &nbsp;Encryption to me has always been about support and ease of install and recovery from an accident. <br />
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In the past, I have used Securedoc and it was fine. &nbsp;Maybe it is still okay. <br />
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Am looking for some guidance on what product we might get to apply to these XP and Vista machines , maybe 5 at most, to get it on easy and make it hard for the user to get accidentally locked out of. &nbsp; &quot;if this is even possible&quot;
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We are holding financial data on our PC's.   As part of an audit , we are supposed to be encrypting our drives.   Though , we have not done this.    Encryption to me has always been about support and ease of install and recovery from an accident. 

In the past, I have used Securedoc and it was fine.  Maybe it is still okay. 

Am looking for some guidance on what product we might get to apply to these XP and Vista machines , maybe 5 at most, to get it on easy and make it hard for the user to get accidentally locked out of.   "if this is even possible"

Hard Drive Encryption - Laptop and Desktop

Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.

OS Security

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.