Absolute and Ponemon Institute Study Shows Many Employees Undermine Traditional Data Breach Prevention Strategies (2009-01-14)
Absolute Software Corporation (www.absolute.com), the leader in computer theft recovery, data protection and Secure Asset Tracking solutions, and the Ponemon Institute today announced the findings of a new study on the use of encryption on laptops by employees within corporations in the U.S. Results indicate that it is employee behavior that undermines data protection efforts in corporate America.
The study, "The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption: US Study," revealed that:
o More than half (56%) of business (non-IT) managers polled, disable the encryption solution on their laptops.
o 92% of IT security practitioners report that someone in their organization has had a laptop lost or stolen
o 71% report that it resulted in a data breach
