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Encryption Initiative – UW Madison McAfee Endpoint Encryption (formerly SafeBoot) CTIG – March 20, 2009
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Introductions Phil Saunders, LAN Manager Office of the Registrar Division of Enrollment Services 333 East Campus Mall – open house soon!
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Why are we here?
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Effective Practices for Restricted Data Handling Risk Reduction Strategy OR THEN Risk Reduction Strategies Risk Assessment
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Why Encryption?
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It’s 3 a.m.... Do you know where your notebooks are? Full Disk Encryption protects lost devices - and you - from data loss and litigation!
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Would you trust... this guy with your files? File and Folder Encryption protects specific data
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How does it work?
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File encryption Think of file encryption as a secret code A simple synchronous code: A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 Etc A message: 20 – 7 – 9 - 6
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Folder encryption Think of folder encryption as a safe deposit box
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Full Disk Encryption Think of Full Disk Encryption as a bank vault
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How does it really work?
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File and folder Encryption Encrypts individual files or entire folders Requires authentication to decrypt and access the files
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Full Disk Encryption Replaces the master boot record with a special pre-boot environment Encrypts the entire hard drive Preboot Authentication plus OS authentication Decrypts as files are used
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How to choose between Full Disk and File/Folder?
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When to use Full Disk Encryption Full Disk Encryption protects against lost devices
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When to use file/folder Need an additional layer of security Need portability Need to support removable media
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What is UW Madison doing?
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Laptop/Desktop Encryption Project Full disk and file/folder encryption for PC Mac
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Nice if you can get it AIG B ONUS
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Product Selected
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Where are we now? Installed on about 400-ish computers Admissions, Financial Aid, ISIS Central, Registrar’s office, (DEM) & UW Survey UW Milwaukee purchasing their own licenses and running their own server Ready for more participants!
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How can I get Involved? Email Allen Monette amonette@wisc.edu or Linda Pruss pruss@doit.wisc.edu
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