Laptop security - it's not that difficult

I was chatting with Bill Goodwin from Computer Weekly today and he mentioned that Reed are starting to join the blogosphere and hence I found David Lacey's excellent blog on security. I'm sure Steve Lamb is aware of it as our resident security blogger but I just pinged him the details.

The post I have linked to is a good read on the threat that is continuing to be exposed by the mainstream media of laptop theft/loss. In the wake of the recent Nationwide laptop theft it's something that actually provides a useful platform to talk about some of the work that has gone in to Vista to help combat the issue - technology such as BitLocker and existing capabilities to mitigate data loss on external media.

David mentions that "Good laptop security is not difficult, it’s just a matter of simple common sense and prudent countermeasures" - which I agree with but not everyone has common sense on this stuff so we're working hard to put more capability in the products to help the IT guys.

Link to Laptop security - it's not that difficult (David Lacey's IT Security Blog)