Enterprises are under increasing pressure to safeguard the privacy and security of personal data, but the complexity of the task is making it difficult to meet higher expectations, a Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) project manager said Tuesday. The pressure is coming from consumers and governments, who want greater control over how data is retained and managed, said Pete Bramhall, project manager at HP's lab in Bristol, England. Internally, enterprises are grappling with the cost and complexity in dealing with distributed networks. Soon, Bramhall predicts, many enterprises will be at a "tipping point," in terms of using new means to protect data.

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