Data Encryption
Protect your Critical Data
A recent study reported that more than 80% of the 500 businesses surveyed had lost various portable devices containing sensitive data over a 12 month period. Even more staggering is that 64% of the companies revealed that the lost data was not either backed up or physically secure. According to the survey, this information contained both client data and employee info. This is another blatant omission of how one too many companies are lacking knowledge in regard to data security.
We transport data in a variety of different ways these days. Laptops, mobile devices/phones, flash drives and other portable devices are all capable of storing valuable information. These devices are also more susceptible to damage or theft. If someone happens to steal the device, all the data it contains could be compromised.
Data Encryption
The solution to protecting your confidential information is data encryption. This technology encodes data by scrambling messages so they cannot be interpreted by intruders. Once limited to government usage, this form of security is now widely used by the public in both the corporate and home computing environment.
When it comes to data encryption you have two options: software or hardware.
Software Solutions
There are several software data encryption solutions available. While software is very useful, it can be vulnerable to certain attacks. Equipped with the right tools, a hacker could break the encryption scheme and access your data. Software makes a reliable security mechanism but hardware tends to be a more reliable form of data encryption.
Hardware Solutions
Many users have turned to hardware solutions protect their portable devices. With a hardware solution, if the drive is lost or stolen, the protection of your important data is almost guaranteed. Many of these drives are both tamper-proof and waterproof, equipped with several features that make data completely useless when someone tries to uncover it. It’s very common for thieves to remove memory chips and mount them on other computers to access data; data encryption hardware can prevent this from happening.
While you may not always be able to prevent the loss or theft of your portable devices, data encryption solutions allow you to securely transport sensitive information and ultimately prevent data from being accessed by unauthorized parties.
