Utimaco Shares Tips for Safeguarding Devices and Data Over the Summer

Vacations and Temporary Summer Employees Can Take their Toll on
Data and Devices; Recommendations for Securing Your Vital Information
FOXBORO, Mass. & OBERURSEL, Germany--(Business Wire)--
Utimaco - The Data Security Company, today announced that numerous
organizations may have unknowingly placed sensitive data at risk over
recent months due to vacations and the hiring of seasonal workers -
both of which can spell disaster for companies whose critical data is
included on portable devices such as laptops and removable media.

Utimaco will be examining these - and many other IT security
related issues - at the Forrester Security Forum 2008, taking place
September 4-5, 2008 at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston, Mass.
During the event, Utimaco executives will be on hand to discuss how
organizations can best manage both external and internal risks as
technology continues to advance.

Safeguarding Devices During Vacation

A recent study by a leading industry watchdog found that
approximately 12,000 laptops are lost, go missing or are stolen each
week in U.S. airports - many of these devices belong to vacationing
workers who use their laptops for both business and personal use. When
these laptops or any other devices get into the wrong hands, the
information stored on systems can easily be stolen unless the
information is rigorously encrypted.

To avoid such risk, Utimaco reminds organizations that even a
power-on password or other forms of single-factor authentication is of
little use in safeguarding against theft or loss. Enterprise customers
and industry analysts alike credit the encrypting of data on all
mobile computing devices as the preferred, proactive security measure
as it makes data inaccessible to thieves and outsiders, and provides a
more thorough level of protection.

Safeguarding the Temporary Workforce

Even with a significantly slowed business environment, CIOs face a
number of challenges protecting critical data over the summer. For
many organizations that hire temporary administrative workers to cover
for vacationing full-time workers, the risks can be even greater.
Threats from insiders--which include interns and other temporary
personnel--are among the most insidious data threat scenarios. These
temporary employees are often unaware of an organization's security
policies and too often have access to sensitive data that can easily
leak outside of the corporate perimeter.

CIOs must consider the range of assets that insiders can view or
access, and then employ decisive measures - such as role based access
and controls - to ensure sensitive data is only viewed by those
permitted by senior management to have access to it. Utimaco
recommends employing data leak prevention (DLP) technology to review
data and flag it for sensitive keywords, fingerprinted documents or
data structures and automatically enforce pre-determined data
protection policies without needing IT administration.

"The protection of data is a vital component to business
operations and security - two functions that are never allowed to
vacation, regardless of the season," said Malte Pollman, chief product
officer, Utimaco. "Adopting a 360 degree approach to data security is
the best practice to guard against external and internal threats, and
to minimize the risk that vital data assets will be compromised. This
approach involves evaluating the data use patterns within the
organization and ensuring protection against data loss or theft at any
stage in its lifecycle, whether at rest, in use or in motion."

About Utimaco Safeware AG - The Data Security Company.

Celebrating 25 years in business, Utimaco is a leading global
provider of data security solutions, enabling mid- to large-size
organizations to safeguard their data assets against intentional or
accidental data loss, and to comply with privacy laws. Utimaco's
complete range of data security solutions provide full 360 degree data
protection for data at rest, data in motion and data in use. Utimaco
offers its customers comprehensive on-site support via a world-wide
network of certified partners and subsidiaries. Utimaco Safeware AG,
with headquarters in Oberursel, near Frankfurt, Germany, is listed on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007572406). For more information
please visit www.utimaco.com.

Utimaco Safeware AG -
The Data Security Company.
Deb Symons, +1 508-543-1008 x222
deb.symons@utimaco.com
http://www.utimaco.com
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