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Windows 7 Mobile Protection - Best Practices in using Bitlocker

Idea An excellent best practices article on how to use bitlocker to protect Windows 7 mobile devices

Dan Griffith - Microsoft Security MVP for month of May 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dd162324.aspx

Recommendations for Using BitLocker
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/ff690553.aspx

QUOTE: Do a Bing search for "stolen hard drive" and you'll get a reminder of how at-risk your data is, and how visible and embarrassing the loss or theft of sensitive data can be, especially if the event is covered by the press. The loss of corporate data can also cause damage to your brand and confer an advantage to your competitors if trade secrets are revealed.

With BitLocker you can help protect your company from these threats. In this article, I'll discuss:

Additional resources include:

Star Technet: Bitlocker Drive Encryption
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732774.aspx

Star Technet: Bitlocker FAQ
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ee449438.aspx

Star What is Bitlocker?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitLocker_Drive_Encryption

QUOTE: Bitlocker Drive Encryption is a full disk encryption feature included with the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows 7 desktop operating systems, as well as the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 server platforms. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes.