Exploring Encryption's Limitations in Data Theft Protection

Some of the more prominent headlines over the past year were dominated by incidents of data theft, where corporation after corporation had fallen victim to information theft on a large scale. While many victims had hackers and devious insiders to blame, other instances were simply due to human error such as lost data tapes and stolen laptops. In these cases, CIOs may think their information is not at risk because of encryption. But is this really enough?

Many organizations assume information stored on laptops, desktops and tapes is completely secure if it is encrypted. To some extent this is true. But while encryption is an important piece of the security puzzle, it is only one piece. CIOs need to make data encryption but one part of a broader security strategy to avert data theft.

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