The White House has set an early August deadline for government agencies to encrypt sensitive data, after the embarrassing theft of millions of veterans' personal information. However, experts warn <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6094415.html?tag=zdnn.alert">a quick technology fix</A> will not cure security problems. While encryption and other security technology can help, slipshod handling of data and equipment, poor training and the slow moving government bureaucracy are seen as the main causes of vulnerability.