To encrypt or not to encrypt? When it comes to protecting sensitive data, there really is no choice. Sensitive information, whether transmitted over a network or stored in databases or on laptop ...

I was considering purchasing hard drive encryption software for our consultants' laptops in case they were lost or stolen. Does anyone have any recommendations or tips on what to look for in a good ...

The threat is a big one. An estimated 750,000 laptops were stolen last year, up from 600,000 in 2003, according to Absolute Software, a maker of tools to retrieve lost or stolen laptops. The threat of ...

Companies relying on self-encrypting drives (SEDs) to secure data stored on their employees’ laptops should be aware that this technology is not immune to attack and should carefully consider whether ...

With the frequency and severity of malware attacks growing practically every day, the files and folders on our computers have never been more at risk. Sure, there have been solutions for strong ...

To ensure that data is kept safe and secure, all new computers are delivered with full disk encryption enabled, and computers in use prior to the data encryption initiative will be manually encrypted ...

UCSF Risk Management and Insurance Services (RMIS) office has partnered with UCSF Enterprise Information Security (EIS) to offer an additional incentive to better protect laptops. During this year’s ...

Case study: Swiss Re encrypts hard drives on 4,500 laptops Insurance giant Swiss Re is encrypting the hard disks on 4,500 laptops in a bid to boost security. The company - which occupies the famous ...

U.S. government agencies are scrambling to plug one of their biggest security holes. U.S. government agencies are scrambling to plug one of their biggest security holes: sensitive information — names, ...

When I talk to large enterprises, they tend to be either deploying or planning to deploy PC encryption tools, especially for laptops. This is no longer a "nice to have;" it has become a "gotta have." ...

Companies relying on self-encrypting drives (SEDs) to secure data stored on their employees’ laptops should be aware that this technology is not immune to attack and should carefully consider whether ...