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Companies take costly steps to secure laptops

hitachi floraBig U.S. companies are taking tough measures to shore up laptop security amid a rash of thefts.

The actions of Ernst & Young, Fidelity Investments and other high profile victims underscore the balancing act for executives, who must weigh the costs of additional security and customer privacy with the financial benefits of a mobile workforce.

"There is a trade-off between the cost of security and how much security you actually get," says Robert Seliger, CEO of Sentillion, a data-security company.

About 88 million Americans have been exposed to potential ID theft since February 2005 as a result of reported data breaches, says the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. In at least 43 instances — a fourth of all reported breaches — stolen or missing laptops were involved. Few of the laptops have been recovered. USATODAY.com - Companies take costly steps to secure laptops Linked by LT Hacker








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