Carbon emissions "leave IT security hardware in deep water"

08 Sep 09

The company has calculated that a forest five times the size of lake Windermere would be required to offset these emissions.

Steve Watts, co-founder of SecurEnvoy, said: “IT departments need to be aware that authentication tokens are far from green. Their large carbon footprint won’t do any favours for the MET office’s UK Climate Projections, which warn of a 2C temperature rise by 2040.

“In the rush to print less and turn off computers at night, the carbon consequences of security hardware have been overlooked.

“Mobile working is becoming more popular but it’s important to evaluate the security options carefully, so organisations don’t waste time and money on technology that will increase their carbon footprint. There is plenty of choice out there that won’t require acres of trees to replace environmental damage.”

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