Protecting your sensitive data protects your business. It keeps your company out of the headlines and your brand safe. It helps your company comply with the myriad of regulations. It safeguards your employees and customers.

All businesses have data. Some of that data is highly sensitive; customer and employee information is but one example. Unfortunately, but realistically, data is under attack from the moment it is collected until it is ultimately discarded. Wherever sensitive data is to be found, it needs to be safeguarded.

Protecting data across an organization is not a simple exercise. Difficult choices must be made and priorities are not always clear. One thing however is clear; there is no silver bullet when it comes to protecting your data and your business. An enterprise solution, one that considers data security in the context of distributed, heterogeneous business and technical environments, is required.