A Lost Memory Stick Could Cost Your Company £500,000

Despite the numerous high-profile cases of data loss in recent years, many organisations continue to be lax about security, particularly in deploying encryption. As such, the regulators are getting tough with potential fines of up to £500,000 for breaking the Data Protection Act by failing to adequately protect information.

And given that 70% of UK firms admitted to being hit by at least one data breach last year, it is likely that we are going to see more and more hefty fines being delivered.

What makes this even more alarming is that the technology and tools exist to make securing your data and each and every end-point not only possible, but inexpensive and easy to deploy.

Novell’s Endpoint Management solutions are not only focused on simplifying the management of endpoint devices but also on enabling you to implement and manage consistent security policies across your entire IT infrastructure.

With Novell Endpoint Management, you can ensure security policies are always followed, even when off-site. By defining what applications can be accessed by which individual, and when and through which devices, you can ensure that access to sensitive data is controlled and monitored. You can tighten up security around USB devices by defining how removable media and thumb drives are used and when data should be encrypted. And what is more, with a comprehensive auditing and reporting capability, Novell Endpoint Management enables you to prove your compliance and demonstrate the responsible steps you are taking to protect data.

In addition to security, Novell Endpoint Management also enables you to automate a device's lifecycle from the time it enters the network until it is retired. Smart, efficient, policy-based automation of IT processes reduces IT efforts, relaxes skill requirements and maximises the value of your current assets. The result is lower costs for better endpoint management, while dramatically improving the security of your endpoint devices.

To find out more about Novell Endpoint Management or to discuss in more detail your data security requirements, please contact us by email at info@b2lateral.net or call b2Lateral today on 0844 664 2565.