Small, portable laptops are inexpensive and very popular. Ultraportable laptops provide streamlined and simplified use. They are easy to move around and run only a handful of modest applications. Ultraportables provide more power and functionality than a smartphone but are more convenient than conventional laptops. They are also economical. But all that convenience comes with built-in compromises.
Ultraportables typically feature a small keyboard and screen, a processor that lags at least a generation or two behind, and only a few gigabytes of solid-state memory and storage.
Here is the potential security nightmare. The characteristic of ultraportables that is striking fear into the hearts of IT managers: protecting the important files located on those machines.
Minimized hardware resources force ultraportables — and their users — to cope with weakened system software that underprotect those files. Most models ship with a stripped-down Linux operating system or, in some cases, Microsoft ’s previous-generation operating system, Windows XP. The machines are often sent out into the world with little or no protection. These systems do not provide adequate protection.
Sensitive data can be secured with the EsoteraS3 solution. Use the EsoteraS3 USB stick with your ultraportable. Your files are not stored on the USB stick; they are safely encrypted on secure servers. Data never gets stored on the ultraportable device. But when you need your data, just access them or plug your USB stick into any other computer on the Internet.
That way, if the laptop is stolen, the sensitive data doesn’t go with it — the data always remains highly secured.
EsoteraS3® is an enterprise-scale SaaS platform that renders highly sensitive unstructured files as indistinguishable fragments to unauthorized viewers, yet makes them accessible to the owner worldwide. It is a robust solution for companies struggling with managing unstructured files and is an ideal tool for ultraportables. Sensitive data can be secured with the EsoteraS3 solution. That way, if the laptop is stolen, the sensitive data doesn’t go with it — the data always remains highly secured.
