A CSO cannot open a newspaper or turn on the network news without reading or hearing about the latest security breach in a Fortune 500 company. Internet viruses, data tampering and information theft top the nightmare lists of IT departments worldwide. However, finding the latest and greatest security software may be only half of a successful solution to protecting corporate assets.

ConnectiCare knows health insurance. As one of the fastest-growing HMOs in Connecticut, the company provides insurance coverage to more than 270,000 individuals in their home state, western Massachusetts, and four counties of New York.

It is the oldest securities exchange in the United States but there is nothing antique about the Philadelphia Stock Exchange’s approach to information security. Other companies hold their breath and cross their fingers, hoping only authorized people gain access to critical data that’s password-protected, and that security patches and encryption strategies hold back the flood of malware waiting to attack from the outside. The Exchange, on the other hand, developed a strategy to "find the problems before they find you".

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (TKT) fights a battle against rare diseases every day. The global biopharmaceutical company currently markets the drug Replagal™, which is used in the treatment of Fabry disease. With a market capitalization greater than $1.1 billion and 400 employees located in Massachusetts, the UK, Canada, South America, and Sweden, the fight against data loss is one TKT cannot afford to lose..