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Why Use Data Encryption Software?
CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, Business Owners, Department Heads.
Industry studies have shown that as much as 70 percent of information theft comes from the inside! Not some "nameless, faceless hackers out there in the ether." Does that mean that your current solutions are directed at 30 percent of the problem?
You are ultimately responsible for the data in your organization's database (sometimes called "data at rest"), even though the DBA might be responsible for deploying security. We are sure that your DBA or network administrator uses the best current techniques to prevent unauthorized access to that data. But despite their best efforts, "bad guys" do get through. Here are just some of the ways:
- breaking through your firewall.
- accidentally making a critical directory public (think it can't happen? ask Microsoft!)
- forgot to re-lockdown a server temporarily unlocked
- console lockout timer disabled
- admin choosing kid's birthday as a login password
- lost laptop that contains replicated data
- forgetting to "shred" replaced hard-drive
- neglecting to remove a login when someone quits or is fired
- accidentally sharing the wrong volume
- employee copying files to a removable drive before they quit or are fired
- stealing a backup disk or tape
- left "sa" password blank
Once the data is compromised, you pay the price, not the DBA. Encryptionizer adds an additional layer of security to make your data unusable if, despite all efforts, someone does get unauthorized access to your raw data. And since we know you don't want to give your stressed-out DBA any more work, you'll be happy to know that our encryption software can be quickly deployed and requires no ongoing administration!
DBAs, Network Administrators
You control all rights and privileges to a database (now being called "data at rest"). But if someone can get to the raw database from the server, desktop, laptop, backup media, etc., your control is completely lost!
If it is an SQL Server or MSDE database, they can simply attach the database to their SQL Server and have complete access. In fact, they can see a lot of information using nothing more than a simple text editor!
If the data is stored in a desktop database, such as DBFs or MDBs, it is even easier for the "bad guys." They can simply use Microsoft Access or any variety of file browsers to see the raw data. The built-in encryption of tools such as MS Access are only helpful if one or two people are using the database: a password known by more than one or two people is no protection at all.
Developers, Content Distributors
Your problem is two-fold: Your customers must protect the data they enter into your application. In addition, you may have your own intellectual property that you want protected from the customer. Encryptionizer allows you to build encryption into your application to serve this two-fold purpose. If you are developing your application in Access or Visual FoxPro, Encryptionizer can even protect your source code from decompilation!