WHO
HOLDS
THE Keys?
Encryption isn’t bulletproof
if keys and digital rights are left out
in the open. Here’s how to lock down
stored data. BY STACY COLLETT
ENCRYP TION can make up for a litany of security snafus — from a bad fire- wall to an unrelenting hacker to a lost laptop. Once data is encrypted, criminals can’t use or sell it. Plus, if en- crypted data goes missing, companies are protected
from disclosure requirements in most states. No
wonder 38% of companies surveyed by Forrester
Research have already adopted full-disk encryption technology. But data protection doesn’t stop
there. Encryption keys and digital rights also
must be well orchestrated and secured, or else
encryption protection goes out the window.
