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Do I
need Digital Rights Management (DRM) based Content and Document
Security System?
Well this depends. If
your whole IP (Intellectual Property) and customer list is worth
just a few hundred or thousand dollars it can be a difficult
decision. Generally speaking though if you are larger than a small
family business - if your IP is worth more than a few million and
you have more than a handful of lifelong employees - then the answer
is YES.
Since these risks are inside your company your firewall, your
encryption strength and your conventional security are irrelevant.
If an intern or sales junior can print out your client list or a
manager can print out all the best sales leads before leaving to
your rivals then the answer is YES unless your client list and
repeat trade is almost worthless or your staff never leave and go to
other companies - ever.
The chances are that
you or your corporate IS people think that your documents are safe.
The answer is that if you are not using a Digital Rights Management
solution (DRM) (and you almost certainly are not) then no matter how
much you have paid for your security your documents certainly are
NOT safe.
It does not matter how many 'bits' your encryption keys have, how
many zillions you have spent on 'security', how many Ph.Ds (or
piercings) your security experts have, your security system is as
safe and trustworthy as the Titanic. And it doesn't matter how
senior you are or how long you have gone without a major company
sinking scandal - every year senior board members (and top IS staff)
of fortune 500 companies lose everything and end their careers in
disgrace.
BHR Content
Protection Report 2005
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