Buying Encryption?

Five good questions to ask before you do

Personal data protection act (PDPA), together with the growing number of data breaches are the most pressing reasons why small and medium businesses are implementing data protection technologies – including encryption.

However, with limited time and the market flooded by various products, it can be a difficult task for companies’ owners and decision-makers to find the right fit for their needs.

If you are faced with the decision yourself, avoid pitfalls in selecting an encryption product by asking the following questions:

1. Which laptops present the greater risk: On-site or off-site?

This might seem like a pointless question with an obvious answer; systems are more liable to theft when away from the office. But making this distinction and keeping it in mind is the right place to start and when you have settled on a solution, be sure to test its effectiveness at managing problem scenarios for your remote users.

2. Does the encryption system suit the needs of your IT department for full remote control of off-site endpoint encryption?