The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption

Absolute® Software Corporation and the Ponemon Institute are please to share the findings of the first study on the use of encryption on laptops by employees within corporations in the U.S., U.K and Canada.

"The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption" shows that business managers are not taking the necessary precautions to secure their laptops, such as using additional security solutions, and instead are overly dependent on their encryption solutions to protect the sensitive data on their laptops. For companies relying solely on encryption, they cannot be sure whether the stored data has been encrypted, if it has been compromised, or even which files have been accessed. Corporations not using a layered approach to security are left with gaping holes - exposing the company, employees, customers and consumers at risk for data and identity theft.

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"The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption: US Study" key findings include:

  • 52% of business managers have employer-provided encryption. These are the people most likely to have the most sensitive info (PII and/or IP), and only half of them have encryption.
  • 57% of business managers either keep a written record of their encryption password, or share it with others in case they forget it
  • 56% of business managers have disengaged their laptop’s encryption
  • 61% of business managers share their passwords, compared to only 4% of IT managers.
  • Business managers are much more likely than IT security practitioners to believe encryption makes it unnecessary to use other security measures for laptop protection