Laptop Theft and Data Loss
A writer on Infoworld strikes up his side of what he thinks of laptop theft and dataloss saying that it the answer is simple encryption of important data, thus making it more difficult to attain, and more likely that any theif will just format the hard drive thus losing the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of data that had been on the machine.
Related Posts:Okay, I’ll agree with this week’s column by Oliver Rist on not blaming the laptop for data theft (but please don’t tell him, he’s already got a big enough noggin). When it comes to sensitive mobile data access, policy is the key. Why should all of those employees have all of that sensitive data on a laptop anyway? Unless they really need it, and I’m sure if it comes down to brass tacks, they probably don’t.
Okay, if you’ve read my blog before you know what I’m going to say next - encryption! If sensitive data must be floating out there unsecured in hotel rooms, taxis, airports and outside restaurants, at least take the time to encrypt it. The inconvenience of having to put in a password to encrypt and decrypt the sensitive data will pay off in the long run.