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Encryption tips: How to secure a laptop


Peter Wood, Contributor
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With so many staff working from home and everyone wanting connectivity from anywhere in the world, laptops have become critical tools. Pretty much every organisation now has a VPN to give staff remote access across the Internet, yet only a small minority understand the risk laptops pose. If an attacker were able to gain control of a lost or stolen laptop, that person would have access to all of the information stored on it, plus the opportunity to connect to the corporate network via the VPN. This tip looks at how to defend against the threats a lost or stolen laptop represents.