Use of encryption in enterprises is at all time high

The use of encryption in global organizations is now at an all-time high, with 41 percent using it extensively today -- a seven percent rise over last year. This is among the findings of a Global Encryption report from Thales e-Security and the Ponemon Institute which shows that businesses are taking action to guard their sensitive data. Database encryption has risen from 42 percent to 61 percent in the past year among companies with a mature encryption strategy in place. Following Heartbleed and other SSL vulnerabilities, internet communications (SSL/TLS) have also seen a huge increase in the use of encryption,… [Continue Reading]