The Data Breach Cause

Theft or loss of laptop or storage device are the main causes of data breach according to Symantec and Ponemon Institute.

Data Protection

Encryption is essential means in data protection but it is neither sufficient nor foolproof to protect data against data theft. FBI and Gartner say that most theft is insider job while the insider has a password or key to decrypt. Encryption is also insufficient to comply with regulation such as Senate Bill 3492A.

Thus the data must be destroyed and verified to protect data and reduce corporate liability in case a laptop or USB flash drive is stolen. The stolen laptop should be recovered to determine whether data has been beached and suspect should be arrested for an investigation.

Inspice Trace locates stolen laptop or USB flash drive and securely destroy data in the stolen device. Inspice Trace can also be used in wiping out all data at the end of laptop lifecycle. Inspice Trace uses US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard (DOD 5220.22-M) to ensure that data is securely destroyed.

Location tracking and data destruction provide another layer of data protection and information security on laptops and USB flash drives.

Data Confidentiality and Integrity

Data security can not be archived without data confidentiality and data integrity. No central monitoring staff access/browse data files on laptops. No central monitoring staff install software on the laptop. Inspice Trace never transmits data out of the laptop or flash drive. In fact, Inspice has no central monitoring center and there is no monitoring staff. Inspice Trace uses innovative data protection technology. (patent pending)

See also Privacy safe tracking, Protecting Laptop Data