Survey Finds Global Rise in Unencrypted Enterprise Endpoints

Posted 01/15/2010 at 6:08am | by Paul Lilly

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With a sample size of just 224 IT and security admins, we have to take Check Point's latest survey results with a grain of salt, but the results are still a little surprising, if not somewhat off-putting. According to Check Point, only 27 percent of the survey's respondents said their companies employ hard disk encryption to protect sensitive data on corporate endpoints, Net-Security.org reports.

It gets even worse when it comes to removable drives. Only 9 percent of businesses surveyed said they use encryption for these devices, including USB thumb sticks.

"With less than 30 percent of businesses saying they use data encryption, the majority of corporations are left dangerously exposed to the risk of a serious data breach," said Juliette Sultan, head of global marketing at Check Point. "Fortunately, the survey data also shows enterprises recognize the need to address the issue, particularly with a growing mobile workforce."

That might change the next time Check Point pings IT admins. The survey also found that some 47 percent of respondents plan to purchase an endpoint security solution with disk encryption within the next year.

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