Steve Riley on Security

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Protect your data: everything else is just plumbing: Take a few moments and indulge in a thought exercise with me. Consider your company’s complete collection of information processing assets—all the computers, the networks they’re connected to, the applications you use, and the data and information you Read More...
Posted 02 July 07 01:46 by Steve Riley | 7 Comments
Filed under BitLocker, encryption, physical security, protection, RMS
BitLocker command line interface: Last week at TechEd Europe I showed the BitLocker command-line interface. At other TechEds I've mentioned it but didn't show it. The CLI provides full control over BitLocker, including enabling it on any NTFS volume on the system (the Control Panel UI Read More...
Posted 25 November 06 08:39 by Steve Riley | 14 Comments
Filed under BitLocker, configuration, encryption, physical security, protection, Windows Vista
New column -- The case of the stolen laptop: Seems like once a week I hear from someone worried about stolen laptops -- or, worse, just joined the ranks of laptop theft victimhood. The best way to stay out of that club is to keep the thing with you at all times, or leave it in your hotel room when Read More...
Posted 10 February 05 10:12 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments
Filed under physical security, protection, risk mitigation, security policies, things that make me worried, threats