Achieving Key Security Objectives; Protecting Against Targeted Theft; Restricting Access To Sensitive Data; Preventing Unauthorized Access From Internal Or External Locations - HP dc5750 - Microtower PC User Manual

Achieving key security objectives

The HP ProtectTools modules can work together to provide solutions for a variety of security issues,
including the following key security objectives:
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Protecting against targeted theft

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Restricting access to sensitive data

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Preventing unauthorized access from internal or external locations

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Creating strong password policies
Protecting against targeted theft
An example of this type of incident would be the targeted theft of a computer containing confidential
data and customer information in a cubicle or open environment. The following features help protect
against targeted theft:
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The pre-boot authentication feature, if enabled, helps prevent access to the operating system. See
the following procedures:
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"Enabling and disabling smart card power-on authentication support on page
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"Enabling and disabling power-on authentication support for Embedded Security
on page
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"Assigning a name to a Java Card on page
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"Drive Encryption for HP ProtectTools on page
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DriveLock helps ensure that data cannot be accessed even if the hard drive is removed and
installed into an unsecured system. See
on page
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The Personal Secure Drive feature, provided by the Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools
module, encrypts sensitive data to help ensure it cannot be accessed without authentication. See
the following procedures:
◦ Embedded Security
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"Using the Personal Secure Drive on page
Restricting access to sensitive data
Suppose a contract auditor is working onsite and has been given computer access to review sensitive
financial data; you do not want the auditor to be able to print the files or save them to a writeable device
such as a CD. The following feature helps restrict access to data:
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The DriveLock helps ensure that data cannot be accessed even if the hard drive is removed and
installed into an unsecured system. See
on page
Preventing unauthorized access from internal or external locations
If a PC containing confidential data and customer information is accessed from an internal or external
location, unauthorized users may be able to gain entry to corporate network resources or data from
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