Encrypting data as it travels across corporate networks could be a distraction from the real security challenges facing organizations, warned IT managers at a security event here today. These sentiments were echoed by fellow panelist and Security Constructs analyst Tom Bowers, a former information security officer in the pharmaceutical industry. “Encryption can solve a lot of problems, but it’s not the be-all and end-all,” he said, using the example of an unscrupulous employee using a digital camera to take an image of an encrypted file.