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Fight Back Against Data Loss and Endpoint Breaches [Symantec]

August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Research from the Ponemon Institute tells us that for the first time in seven years, the cost of data breaches from malicious attacks decreased to an average of “only” $5.5 million, down from $7.2 million the year before. While that’s positive news, more than a third of breaches were as a result of lost or stolen devices, including endpoints like laptops or USB drives that contained sensitive information. As portable devices continue to become pre-eminent, sensitive information will continue to be at risk.

Plus, besides malicious attacks and endpoint breaches, companies also continue to face tremendous pressure to comply with increasing regulation and legislation.

So what are organizations to do? Data loss prevention (DLP) is still about proactively protecting information and that means continuing to answer three key questions:

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Avoid damaging data loss with full disk encryption [Symantec]

December 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Today data is everywhere — whether you’re carrying it on a laptop in your briefcase or on a USB stick in your coat pocket. And it’s being accessed and used by employees, customers and partners, in the office and on the go.

At the same time, endpoints are more vulnerable than ever before, with a constantly changing threat landscape that extends beyond viruses. The number of ways we can store and share information means all the devices that make our lives easier also become critical points of failure for an organization.

With increasingly mobile workforces, it’s important for a security solution to protect data outside of the office. That solution should address a diversity of devices, from laptops to smartphones to tablets to USB sticks — as well as the various applications running on those devices.

Oftentimes, however, there’s a disconnect between what organizations need to protect against data loss and what they think they need to protect. [Read more...]

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Want an iPad? Need security? You can have it all with the new iOS. [Apple]

April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
For many decades in the world of personal computing, there’s been  that slice of the user population that has constantly had to defend it’s weapon of choice. Such is the plight of the Mac and the Mac User. Fear, uncertainty, doubt – all familiar foes in the discussion of PC vs. Mac, all laid to rest the moment anyone takes the time to understand the Apple computer and the Mac OS. 

Despite it’s enormous success as one of the most sought-after technology on the planet, the iPad is also faced with the demons of misinformation, particularly in the Enterprise. The number one myth surrounding the use of the iPad and other iOS devices in business is the perceived “lack of security”. [Read more...]

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