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Myth 5: My laptop’s not encrypted, so my iPhone needn’t be, either

Myth 5: My laptop’s not encrypted, so my iPhone needn’t be, either

It’s true that many organizations have not enabled encryption on laptops, though that’s been changing in recent years as the risks of having employees carry their data out the door have become clearer.

(For a good primer on how to deploy encryption, check out Mel Beckman’s article “Your laptop data’s not safe. So fix it” on InfoWorld.)

Some argue that organizations that have fallen down on the job when it comes to laptops should thus relax the requirements on other devices. Good luck there. If your organization qualifies under regulations requiring encryption (or any other access policies), you can bet that at some point all portable client devices will have to adhere. Mobile devices are often the first targets because there aren’t that many of them, and as the new device in the IT mix, it’s easier to start off requiring policy adherence. You can bet that your laptops will get encrypted, too.

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