When traveling, executives generally feel some level of relaxation once in their hotel rooms. But far from providing serenity, a hotel room can be the least-secure place on the daily itinerary. More eyes watch and more ears listen than most executives imagine. Technically blocking hackers from the Web server deals with only one facet of the Internet security problem. Passwords to access files and encryption to prevent compromise do not always ensure security.
Poor implementation renders the best passwords and encryption schemes ineffectual.
Document security often involves locking up sensitive papers at the end of each workday. While such a practice is a sound one, effective security requires a comprehensive approach. Skilled business intelligence professionals sift through your refuse, if you give them the opportunity, and read it with the intensity of a teenager devouring a love letter. What they learn from your waste paper or computer media may eliminate the need to penetrate your company any further. The worst scenario for a spy will be that he or she gains just enough data to assist in deceiving or corrupting your employees to divulge sensitive information.