Glossary: Policies, Standards and Risk Management

full-disk encryption

Encrypting a laptop's entire disk, so a thief who steals it cannot read the data. Kettle & Crane requires it with AES-256 before a laptop is handed out.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 1: Guidelines and Standards
Chapter 4: Finding and Analyzing Risk
Chapter 5: The Risk Register and Risk Treatment

Related terms

encryption AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)encryption standard