Laptop / Hard Drive Encryption
42% of security incidents are the result of lost or stolen laptops, according to several recent studies. Furthermore, within the last five years, the most high-profile security breaches in US corporations and institutions have been due to laptops gone missing.
Losing sensitive data can be disastrous, and several states have adopted mandatory disclosure laws for security breaches, adding to the already high costs involved in responding to a breach. Such costs include:
- Credit monitoring for affected parties
- Service and/or business interruption, lost revenues
- Forensics
- System, application, database repair, and breach remediation
- Lost productivity
- Reputational damage
- Lost clients and degraded client acquisition potential
Fortunately, there is a straightforward and reasonably inexpensive solution to combat the threat of lost laptops: Encryption of drives and removable media.
With encryption, even if you lose a device carrying sensitive data, that data will not be at risk for a security breach, even if the hard disk is removed.
At a minimum, your device encryption solution should offer:
- Transparent operation requiring no training or intervention whatsoever for end users
- Pre-boot authentication using password, fingerprint, or Token, with single sign-on to the OS
- Easy rollout via network without end-user involvement
- Easy administration from a central console
- Protection in each power mode including hibernation and stand-by
- Compatibility with existing IT infrastructure
We believe that SafeGuard Enterprise from Sophos offers the most compelling device encryption solution on the market. Sophos is the leader in end-point protection for corporate, government and educational institutions, and their SafeGuard Enterprise device encryption solution is the worldwide market leader with more than 3 million licenses sold. Furthermore, Gartner identifies Sophos as a leader in their Magic Quadrant for end-point protection solutions.
Start encrypting your devices right away with Safeguard Easy or select a more advanced, feature-rich endpoint protection product with SafeGuard Enterprise (request more information).