Should sensitive data be allowed to leave the nest at all, even if it is encrypted?

Qestion to ask your mgmt on Monday...

Why is so much private data allowed to be on laptops to begin with?

"It's pure laziness. There's actually no excuse for it," said Avivah Litan, a security analyst for Gartner Inc. "There's no good business reason for it."

If they absolutely need to analyze data out of the office, the employees should run programs that replace live credit card or Social Security numbers with random "dummy" figures whenever possible, since the actual numbers aren't always relevant.