Problem: In 2006 and 2007, laptops were lost containing data on more than 27 million veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) received substantial media coverage and judicial attention on these data breaches.

Solution: Merlin International® provided a phased deployment, identifying more than 30,000 critical-risk assets and 200,000 total assets in one of the nation’s most complex environments.

Results: For a department once synonymous with data breaches, no VA laptop breaches were reported in 2008 or 2009.