Securing Data Against Laptop Theft with Opal Lock
A recent breach involving a county health center in Oregon highlights the critical importance of robust data security measures. In April, a stolen laptop led to the potential exposure of sensitive information for over 1,000 clients. Despite disabling the former employee’s network account and access to critical systems, the lack of effective encryption on the laptop allowed unauthorized access to protected health information. Preventing a Data Breach from Stolen Laptops If the county health center had utilized Opal Lock, the outcome could have been drastically different. With Opal Lock’s full-disk encryption, even if the laptop had been stolen, the data would have remained encrypted and inaccessible to unauthorized users. Opal