Following yet another incident of tapes containing private customer information being lost while in transit, ABN Amro Mortgage Group has decided to discontinue transporting tapes by courier, wherever possible. Instead they have decided to send the data encrypted over secure networks. It makes sense from a security viewpoint. By encrypting the data and sending it over secure networks, the company can retain control over the level of security in place. Also, the security can be established at a higher level than trying to control physical tapes being shipped around the country. ABN Amro eyes electronic data transfers after tape loss incident - Computerworld