Information Security beyond the Endpoint

A Pioneer in Information Assurance
In a world where information needs to be accessible from anywhere and at any time,
digital data carriers are of growing importance. The density of data stored on endpoint
devices such as Hard Disk Drives, USB-Sticks, SD-Cards, DVD or Blu-Ray has grown
exponentially over the past decade.
Information security at the endpoint plays a major role in today’s IT world – and endpoint
devices can be a source of major vulnerability for corporate IT. In recent years, governments
around the world have enacted legislation that requires protective measures for various types
of confidential personal information. Violations of these information security laws are no longer
treated as trivial offenses, but are punished with significant fines. In many cases, the most
costly punishment is the damage to a company’s reputation that results from a data security
breach.
Much of the information handled within organizations is considered to be corporate intellectual
property such as patents, business plans or financial statements. Even though this data is not
directly affected by customer confidentiality laws, a security breach can still have disastrous
consequences – what if competitive secrets fall into the hands of the competition After all,
knowledge is power – and companies need to be able to control their privileged information.
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