The encryption technology that's revolutionizing secure data usage [Q&A]

Conventional encryption methods rely on the exchange of keys. This can leave them vulnerable, particularly when they're used on public cloud services. One way around this is to use homomorphic encryption, this permits third party service providers to perform some types of operations on a user's data without needing to decrypt it. We spoke to Ellison Anne Williams, founder and CEO of data privacy company Enveil to find out more about why this technology could be a game changer. BN: What is homomorphic encryption? EAW: A pillar of the increasingly important business-enabling category of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, homomorphic encryption (HE)… [Continue Reading]