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    • thanksajdotcomT
      thanksajdotcom
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      And the boot process is secured by our AD creds. So they can't even get past the encryption boot screen without credentials.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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        @thanksaj said:

        Our hard drives are fully encrypted, so even if someone stole it, unless it was still logged in, then they'd get nothing.

        Still disruptive. They are getting not only an expensive device, but your device and now you can't work until it is replaced, and if you stored data on the drive, it is gone.

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        • thanksajdotcomT
          thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said:

          @thanksaj said:

          Our hard drives are fully encrypted, so even if someone stole it, unless it was still logged in, then they'd get nothing.

          Still disruptive. They are getting not only an expensive device, but your device and now you can't work until it is replaced, and if you stored data on the drive, it is gone.

          As far as important files, we really don't have anything. Our COE laptops are loaded with all the programs we need. The only important data I keep locally is a few reference documents for the products I support.

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            scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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            @thanksaj said:

            As far as important files, we really don't have anything. Our COE laptops are loaded with all the programs we need. The only important data I keep locally is a few reference documents for the products I support.

            What's the purpose of having a stateful laptop, then, if there isn't data stored on it?

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            • thanksajdotcomT
              thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              @thanksaj said:

              As far as important files, we really don't have anything. Our COE laptops are loaded with all the programs we need. The only important data I keep locally is a few reference documents for the products I support.

              What's the purpose of having a stateful laptop, then, if there isn't data stored on it?

              We have a VPN setup, so we can work from home if we have to.

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              • NicN
                Nic
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                Home come they don't provide a dock with a lock on it?

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Nic
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                  @Nic that's what I would expect to see.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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                    @thanksaj said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    What's the purpose of having a stateful laptop, then, if there isn't data stored on it?

                    We have a VPN setup, so we can work from home if we have to.

                    That's not a good reason. Why a VPN from a laptop rather than a remote access gateway? What is the value of the VPN? Obviously they see it as a security concern.

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                    • thanksajdotcomT
                      thanksajdotcom @Nic
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                      @Nic said:

                      Home come they don't provide a dock with a lock on it?

                      Because that would make sense.

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                      • thanksajdotcomT
                        thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @thanksaj said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        What's the purpose of having a stateful laptop, then, if there isn't data stored on it?

                        We have a VPN setup, so we can work from home if we have to.

                        That's not a good reason. Why a VPN from a laptop rather than a remote access gateway? What is the value of the VPN? Obviously they see it as a security concern.

                        I don't make the decisions or get told why things are the way they are. I just have what I have.

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