Protecting sensitive data on laptops, desktops and removable devices from theft or loss is critical for certain organizations. Five simple questions from Softchoice can quickly help you understand if an encryption tool is right for your organization.

1. Should your organization
consider disk encryption?

2. Do you have travellers
with mobile devices?
If a mobile device is lost or
compromised, without
encryption, your organization will
have to report the loss to customers
and risk lawsuits.

3. Is your organization
governed by regulations?
If it’s required that your organization
is HIPPA or PCI compliant, an extra
layer of security for mobile devices is
necessary to avoid data loss
prevention.

4. Do employees have
access to sensitive data?
If employees are accessing Personally
Identifiable Information (PII) or other
partner or customer data, it’s
important to ensure that it is
protected.

5. Is your environment
heterogeneous?
If you have multiple operating
systems used for mobile devices in
your organization, a multi-platform
tool is ideal.

6. Are you planning a
hardware refresh in the
near future?
Disposing of hardware presents a risk
of data loss.
Encryption ensures that your data is
safe – even when your organization is
finished with your hardware.

7. Full disk encryption might be your answer
• Protects against personal computer
loss, theft, compromise and improper disposal
• Reduces risk of loss of PII (Personally Identifiable
Information) and other sensitive data
• Supports Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

8. Symantec PGP Whole Disk Encryption
• Provides multi-platform, high performance full
disk encryption for all data for
laptops, desktops and servers
• A single console manages all security policies
including event monitoring and reporting

9. For more information
• Contact Monica Scott at
monica.scott@softchoice.com
• Visit Symantec online at
http://www.symantec.com/business/whole-
disk-encryption