OMB M-06-16: Securing Laptops and Remote Access

US Federal Government

The Veterans Affairs hard drive theft last year put a spotlight on the issue of sensitive data being stored on government laptops or otherwise accessed by remote workers. OMB responded by issuing M-06-16, "Protection of Sensitive Agency Information", directing agencies to add two-factor authentication for remote access (VPN) and encrypt data on laptops and mobile devices.

Entrust has solutions that can help to easily and cost-effectively address this directive and improve information security at your agency, including:

• Entrust IdentityGuard for Enterprise is a low cost multi-factor authentication platform that enables a flexible approach to securing remote access
• Entrust Entelligence Disk Security is a comprehensive laptop and desktop security solution that automatically protects the contents of a hard disk through full disk encryption, authorization and strong user authentication
• Entrust Entelligence Media Security provides protection for data transferred or stored on removable media such as memory sticks, USB drives and floppy disks.

These solutions provide strong data protection with:

• Minimal impact on the end user
• Low total cost of ownership
• Consistent security policy enforcement and administration
• Required third party validation such as FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria
• A flexible way to implement a layered security approach

• US Federal Government information
• OMB Directive

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• Enterprise IDG
• Mobile Security
• Media Security
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