Today, the wide spectrum of security threats requires a wide spectrum of technologies for end-to-end protection. Unfortunately, no single technology will, by itself, protect your data. A combination of encryption, authentication, policy compliance and other techniques is required. These need to exist on both the remote endpoints as well as at headquarters. A unified approach is required.This white paper describes the situation facing organizations as they deploy distributed data networks. It also discusses both the nature of the threats and the technologies necessary to mitigate those threats.