OMB Requires Laptop Security
Stung by recent laptop losses, thefts, and private information disclosure, the Washington Post is reporting on OMB Guidelines for Federal Employee Laptop Security. You can read the OMB memo as well. Unfortunately, the OMB is (in my opinion) unnecessarily rushing things by giving agencies 45 days to comply. In my experience, rushed implementations lead to:
- Users unhappy with another barrier to their work
- Vendors forcing sales at risk of non-compliance
- Laptops which you think are secure really aren’t
- Data loss when recovery procedures aren’t well thought out
We’ll see how this one plays out… I expect there are more losses and problems ahead for the Federal Government.
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I’m also interested to see how this affects the government’s telework program. Two somewhat conflicting directives. It’s possible to do both, but how can you edit a word/excel file without opening it locally?
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