Case Study

Building The Proactive Case For Full Disk Encryption

Case Study: A Leading Hospitality And Gambling Firm Proactively Implements Full Disk Encryption

April 8th, 2009
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Natalie Lambert

Summary

In today's economy of tighter budgets and increased scrutiny over requests for investment, security professionals are struggling to make the business case for full disk encryption (FDE). Unfortunately, despite highly publicized data leaks, the business sometimes fails to see FDE as a necessity. Too often FDE is implemented retroactively, after a security breach has occurred — at which time it's too late. Forrester spoke with a leading hospitality and gaming organization that was able to make the business case for encryption proactively. By monetizing the value of FDE and aligning FDE with the business' overall security and compliance strategy, the firm was able to implement FDE before a potential security breach occurred.

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