Business leaders overvalue data encryption: Study

摘要

It managers are typically well aware of the importance of data encryption, especially when trying to secure laptops and PCs. But, according to a new survey of Canadian IT and business leaders, business managers might actually be taking this point too far.rnThe study - conducted by data security research firm Ponemon Institute LLC and sponsored by laptop theft protection vendor Absolute Software Corp. - found that 62 per cent of respondingrnCanadian business managers said encryption makes other data security measures unnecessary and irrelevant. This compares to 44 per cent of surveyed Canadian IT leaders who answered the same way.