Reply to post: Re: No excuse for not encrypting that data at rest or in transit even behind closed doors.

FYI: When Virgin Media said it leaked 'limited contact info', it meant p0rno filter requests, IP addresses, IMEIs as well as names, addresses and more

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Re: No excuse for not encrypting that data at rest or in transit even behind closed doors.

To reach it they'd need to break into our network and then we'd be fscked anyway

You might be surprised by the number of attacks that come from within a corporate network, especially if the organisation is large and doesn't treat its techies well. Any organisation that takes security seriously practises proper data hygiene both externally and internally (oo-er).

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