Tech Executives Debate Data Encryption’s Ability to Protect

C-level panelists at the North American Trading Architecture Summit discussed how effective data encryption is when it comes to sophisticated hackers.

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That’s the belief of Michael McGovern, CIO and head of systems at Brown Brothers Harriman, who shared his thoughts on the matter while speaking on the C-level panel at WatersTechnology’s North American Trading Architecture Summit held in New York.

McGovern said that since the barrage of attacks will never subside, a key focus for firms should be proper data encryption.

“Encrypting all data in the enterprise and then spending all your time worrying about credential management—to me, that’s the

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