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White House Demands Encryption for Sensitive Data

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the common-sense-after-the-fact dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Stung by a series of data losses or disclosures at federal agencies over the past month, the White House is requiring all agencies to follow new guidelines when allowing employees to carry sensitive data on laptops or access the information from afar, according to the Washington Post. From the article: 'To comply with the new policy, agencies will have to encrypt all data on laptop or handheld computers unless the data are classified as "non-sensitive" by an agency's deputy director. Agency employees also would need two-factor authentication -- a password plus a physical device such as a key card -- to reach a work database through a remote connection, which must be automatically severed after 30 minutes of inactivity. Finally, agencies would have to begin keeping detailed records of any information downloaded from databases that hold sensitive information, and verify that those records are deleted within 90 days unless their use is still required.'"

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  1. Why don't they use Mozy? by themoneyish · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Government should sign up on Mozy. They offer 2 GB secure data storage for free and 30 GB for $4.95. :D Here's the link: https://mozy.com/?ref=SV4DVI Problem solved. Next...

    1. Re:Why don't they use Mozy? by rbannon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Good idea! Mozy only supports Windows XP, and I am sure that's exactly what the government's using.

  2. Re:And the real question is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who the fuck reads fark? What are you, 13?