When asked if banks should incorporate enterprise content controls, one research analyst said "certainly," referring to use of encryption or other protective schemes designed to seal customer data, intellectual capital, and other documents at the office or beyond. But the same analyst admitted that this valuable—indeed necessary—idea had yet to become commonplace. Sure, best-practice acolytes are out there being inventive in the use of controls. But it's more the norm to have departments of excellence amid a more laissez fare environment where laptops, Blackberries, and USB sticks float in and out to accommodate business need. This is mostly because there is a perception gap that has executives questioning whether a few well-publicized incidents represent enough of a problem to warrant the cost and effect of systematic lockdown.
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