Is full-disk encryption worth it?

JMH · Apr 23, 2013

Lost devices and data theft remain a major worry for enterprise IT firms. One way to protect against data loss is full-device encryption, now made easier to implement via self-encrypting hard drives or SSDs. Few people dispute the security advantages of using hard drives that are unreadable without their host system and proper user credentials, but does the cost of rolling out self-encrypting hardware outweigh the protection benefits?

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Is full-disk encryption worth it?

JMH

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