Encryption - the business need

The cornerstone of your information protection strategy

Protecting privacy data and intellectual properties is the key to any business success. One mistake and you could lose more than just your data Not only can a company’s assets be at risk, but also if private customer details fall into the wrong hands, fines, negligence claims and other legal actions are a likely outcome. Not to mention damage to the company’s reputation and loss of trust suffered as a result of negative publicity.

If a mobile device or data medium does not have adequate protection, thieves could, for example:

• Boot a PC using an external medium like a CD or USB memory stick and access all the saved data without activating the operating system’s access control.
• Find confidential documents and information and either use it themselves or sell it to a third party.
• Use the PC or data medium to import undesirable data and sneak in harmful programs like trojans or viruses that then compromise system stability.

For companies to protect themselves effectively against these types of attack, we recommend that they use special security software to complement the operating system’s own mechanisms and guard the PCs, along with their operating system and confidential data, against changes or unauthorized access.

The most important demands made on such hard disk encryption software are:

• Effective protection for mobile PCs and data media
• High levels of trust and reliability
• Ease of use
• Simple implementation and enforcement of company-wide security guidelines
• A fast and stable product