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News Last Updated: Nov 17th, 2008 - 12:30:30


'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'
By Silicon.com
May 11, 2007, 08:54

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'Laptop security? Never heard of it...'

Despite rising levels of laptop theft and high-profile instances of data loss, businesses are failing to understand the need to encrypt their hard drives or better protect sensitive data.

Research conducted by silicon.com has found worrying levels of insecurity where it comes to laptops, with 63 per cent of respondents saying their company does not encrypt the data on their laptops. Furthermore, 67 per cent of respondents said their companies do not provide laptop locks to reduce the risk of opportunist theft. Click here for the article.


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