The recent Wikileaks revelation has revealed that protecting confidential data is not about whole disc encryption or simple file encryption, but persistent security such that only those who are entitled to access the documents can do so, and no one else.
Above all, you can track and trace the usage of those sensitive documents no matter where they are located. I truly believe the US government documented comments and conversations that are all now in the public domain, could have been prevented if this type of security was employed.
Organizations should really take a look at what Enterprise Rights Management has to offer and how it can protect the reputation of an establishment be it in the public or private sector, but with the likes of Wikileaks and the insatiable appetite for curiousity it is now becoming an essential tool for information security.
In the new year Julian Assange founder of Wikileaks has told Forbes Magazine that a US major bank will find that tens of thousands of its internal documents will be exposed on Wikileaks.org with no polite requests for executives’ response or other forewarnings.
Could this leak possibly bring the bank in question to its knees? We’ll all have to find out in the new year. However, as the press around the world begin to recognize Wikileaks as a powerful medium for confidential information leaks, disgruntled employees will increasingly use this medium to expose their employer’s trade secrets.
Yesterday it was reported early three quarters of UK organisations have suffered a data breach over the past year, with the average cost of each topping £3m, according to the latest annual UK Enterprise Encryption Trends study from Symantec. This means some current or ex-employees of your organization are holding sensitive or confidential information on personal media without your knowledge.
Whatever way you look at this, the costs involved in addressing these breaches have to be clawed back and that might mean job loses. Majority of these breaches are preventable by employing the most basic enterprise rights management solutions. Morevover, it will help your organization from becoming a potential Wikileaks target.
