Bill Gates the man who co-founded Microsoft and gave the world Windows, one of the least secure operating systems in the history of computing is unsurprisingly not one to overly concern himself with security, or privacy. In fact, he would gladly throw end-to-end encryption under the bus in order for fuller control to be achieved over peoples online communications.

Other than these days being a prominent vaccine influencer, Gates also has strong opinions about online misinformation, and what to do about it, as he has told CNBC.

Gates is very critical of the way some of the biggest centralized social networks are operating their apps and platforms, and has gone after encryption as an ill that these giants are using to hide behind for allowing misinformation spreading faster than the truth. The way he frames it, security and privacy as provided by end-to-end encryption are a nuisance preventing the likes of Facebook from monitoring and censoring users more effectively.

In his world, it apparently goes without saying that platforms (and no doubt, operating systems) have the right to spy on users and know everything each one of them is doing and saying. Some of the messages on their platform, they dont even see because of the encryption on WhatsApp, Gates took a dig at Facebook.

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The way he chose to speak about encryption on messaging platforms is to avoid touching on its actual purpose to allow users privacy and ultimately security and instead mentioned it in the same breath as child abuse and his favorite subject, anti-vaccine activism.

And while many users, observers and digital rights groups take serious issue with a lack of transparency on the part of Facebook and others in the way they dish out bans and blocks, Gates sees opaqueness not there but in the fact encryption is built into some of Facebooks apps.

As for what motivated Facebook to do it, Gates thinks its nefarious: They have made sure they cant intervene on those things.

Its interesting to see Facebook now coming under criticism from influential places like that occupied by Gates for supposedly pivoting to security and privacy features after getting pummeled with criticism precisely for the lack of these during the previous US election.

I believe the future of communication will increasingly shift to private, encrypted services where people can be confident what they say to each other stays secure and their messages and content wont stick around forever, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacted in March 2019.

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from the there-are-better-ways dept

They say that only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. But here on Techdirt, we have a third certainty: that governments around the world will always seek ways of gaining access to encrypted communications, because they claim that things are "going dark" for them. In the US and elsewhere, the most requested way of doing that is by inserting backdoors into encryption systems. As everyone except certain government officials know, that's a really bad idea. So it's interesting to read a detailed and fascinating report by Matthias Monroy on how the EU has been approaching this problem without asking for backdoors -- so far. The European Commission has been just as vocal as the authorities in other parts of the world in calling for law enforcement to have access to encrypted communications for the purpose of combating crime. But EU countries such as Germany, Finland and Croatia have said they are against prohibiting, limiting or weakening encrypted connections. Because of the way the EU works, that means the region as a whole needs to adopt other methods of gaining access. Monroy explains that the EU is pinning its hopes on its regional police organization:

At EU level, Europol is responsible for reading encrypted communications and storage media. The police agency has set up a "decryption platform" for that. According to Europol's annual report for 2018, a "decryption expert" works there, from whom the competent authorities of the Member States can obtain assistance. The unit is based at the European Centre for Cybercrime (EC3) at Europol in The Hague and received five million euros two years ago for the procurement of appropriate tools.

The Europol group uses the open source password recovery software Hashcat in order to guess passwords used for content and storage media. According to Monroy, the "decryption platform" has managed to obtain passwords for 32 cases out of 91 where it the authorities needed access to an encrypted device or file. A 39% success rate is not too shabby, depending on how strong the passwords were. But the EU wants to do better, and has decided one way to do that is to throw even more number-crunching power at the problem: in the future, supercomputers will be used. Europol is organizing training courses to help investigators gain access to encrypted materials using Hashcat. Another "decryption expert group" has been given the job of coming up with new technical and legal options. Unfortunately, the approaches under consideration are little more than plans to bully Internet companies into doing the dirty work:

Internet service providers such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft are to create opportunities to read end-to-end encrypted communications. If criminal content is found, it should be reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities. To this end, the Commission has initiated an "expert process" with the companies in the framework of the EU Internet Forum, which is to make proposals in a study.

This process could later result in a regulation or directive that would force companies to cooperate.

There's no way to "create opportunities" to read end-to-end encrypted communications without weakening the latter. If threats from the EU and elsewhere force major Internet services to take this step, people will just start using open source solutions that are not controlled by any company. As Techdirt has noted, there are far better ways to gain access to encrypted communications -- ones that don't involve undermining them.

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Now that weve passed the midpoint in 2020, one thing in the cybersecurity world has become crystal clear: The need for better security within public clouds must be addressed by enterprises once and for all, and that entails cryptography.

No question, enterprises large and small have realized the benefits of rapidly deployable, reasonably priced and extremely scalable public computing infrastructure. According to Forbes, the global cloud computing market will reach $411 billion this year.

But what about the security? Is it up to snuff?

Not really, even though some public cloud purveyors offer some encryption as an option and sometimes by default. This step is hardly foolproof, however, and that should come as no surprise. After all, data in the cloud is stored with a third-party provider and accessed over the internet. This means visibility and control over that dataincluding its securityis limited.

Fact is, cloud service providers treat cloud security risks as a shared responsibility. The good news is that some cloud companies allow clients to encrypt their data before sending it to the cloud, and its becoming increasingly clear that thisor possibly the additional option of adopting a few other proven, state-of-the-art fixes for cloud securityis the preferred route for truly security-conscious enterprises.

That enhanced data encryption in the cloud makes sense began circulating roughly two-and-a-half years ago, when technology and cloud giant Accenture confirmed that it inadvertently left a gigantic store of private data access across four unsecured cloud servers. This exposed highly sensitive passwords and secret decryption keys that could have inflicted considerable damage on the company and its customers.

Since then, misconfigured cloud settings have caused multiple incidents of data exposures in the Amazon Web Services cloud. In addition, a misconfiguration error in Microsofts Azure cloud exposed 250 million technical support accounts. Meanwhile, MVISION Cloud, a unit of McAfee, analyzed the encryption controls offered by more than 12,000 providers and found yet more shortcomings. While 82percent of cloud service providers encrypt data in transit between the user and the cloud service, not even 10percent of cloud providers encrypt data once its stored, MVISION found.

According to CloudPassage, a software-as-a-service purveyor that provides security for private, public and hybrid clouds, one of the worst mistakes made by public cloud companies is having easily hacked administrative credentialsessentially the keys to the kingdom. As it turns out, attackers can execute a breach with a badly configured set of privileged credentialsa common occurrence, unfortunately, when a cloud company cuts corners in a rush to market.

Other mistakes among public crowd companies include exposed data assets, weak network access control and poor event logging, which impedes efforts to detect, contain and analyze compromises in the cloud.

On the bright side, there are companies today that help enterprises adopt cloud encryption. Oneborn out of research done at MITis cybersecurity company PreVeil, whose end-to-end encryption could redefine cloud-based cybersecurity in a way that doesnt interfere with workflows while still enabling popular cloud-based machine-learning applications.

Another company with a different approach to the same end goal is Zscaler, which offers a Secure Web Gateway in the cloud via software-as-a service. No hardware is required. Zscaler decentralizes cybersecurity protection, allowing data to flow back and forth from a public cloud rather than redirecting it to clients own physical data centers.

Another form of cryptography enhances the breadth of the science by offering fresh analytical capabilities as well as securityhomomorphic encryption (HE). HE is attracting more attention from select technology companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Google, and startups such as Enveil, and slowly growing. HE makes it possible to analyze or manipulate encrypted data without revealing the data to anyone, offering huge potential in areas with sensitive personal data such as in financial services or healthcareareas in which the privacy of a person is paramount.

The biggest barrier to widespread adoption of HE is that it is still very slow and so not yet practical for many applications. Nonetheless, company researchers are working diligently to speed up the process by decreasing the required computational overhead.

Microsoft, for example, has created SEAL, a set of encryption libraries that allow computations to be performed directly on encrypted data. SEAL is partnering with companies to build end-to-end encrypted data storage and computation services. Googleanother tech giant that has moved into the fieldlast year unveiled an open-source cryptographic tool similarly focused on analyzing data in its encrypted form with only the insights derived from the analysis visible, not the underlying data itself.

An even more futuristic development that cryptography-minded folks should be aware ofalthough in this case, in a blatantly negative senseis quantum computing, based on the principles of quantum physics.

At least a decade away, ultra-fast quantum computers could perform calculations exponentially faster than classic computersin the wrong hands potentially enabling the destruction of the encryption protecting their data. Fortunately, there is also some good news on this front. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is already pushing researchers to analyze potential problems in this post-quantum era. Meanwhile, IBM has already successfully demonstrated a quantum-proof encryption method it developed.

For now, here are six security tips for companies moving to public or even multi-cloud environments and concerned about cryptography and related security disciplines.

+ Get the basics right.Establish a strategy for multi-cloud encryption and the management of cryptography keys before expanding to more advanced crypto technologies.

+ Leverage encryption as part of your broader IT security efforts.Companies that dont have effective data classification and/or a prioritization program in place tend to struggle with data encryption. Data classification policies and tools facilitate the separation of valuable information that may be targeted from less valuable information.

+ Build in crypto agility.This refers to the capacity for an information security system to adopt an alternative to the original encryption method without significant change to system infrastructure. Be ready to replace or retire your deployed cryptography as needed.

+ Ensure that only authorized users can access data.This is critical to prevent tampering by anyone inside or outside the organization. Audit access controls regularly to ensure their validity.

+ Develop robust plans for business continuity and disaster recovery of crypto keys.Inventory keys and cryptographic libraries so you can recover your data alongside your protection mechanisms.

+ Make sure your cryptography is integrated intothe DevSecOps world.Ensure that DevOps teams choose crypto libraries that follow secure coding practices.

In the final analysis, encryption is tough stuff, but extremely important in the world of security. Companies that embrace it and incorporate it properly are taking an additional big step to protect their data and their reputation in a world inundated by embarrassing, hurtful and costly cyber-breaches.

Now that cloud computing has introduced encryption widely, security-minded companies are under growing pressure to keep the ball rolling and help move on to next steps.

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Introduction to cryptography

Cryptography is designed to help protect the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of data. By using an encryption algorithm, it is possible to transform data in a way that makes it impossible to read by anyone lacking knowledge of the secret key. Both hash functions and digital signatures can provide integrity protection, and a digital signature verifies the authenticity of a message as well.

However, these benefits of cryptographic algorithms only apply if the algorithms are used correctly. Cryptographic algorithms are very delicate, and a single mistake in design or implementation can render their protections meaningless.

Cryptography can go wrong in a number of different ways. Some of the most common mistakes are trying to use insecure or custom algorithms, using algorithms with known weaknesses and misusing cryptography entirely.

It seems that using a custom and secret encryption algorithm would protect data confidentiality better than a known one. If no one knows how an algorithm works, then it should be harder for someone to break it.

The problem with this theory is that most people are not trained cryptographers, and even trained cryptographers make mistakes when developing cryptographic algorithms. For every well-known and trusted encryption algorithm in use today, there are others that seemed like a good idea at the time but carried fatal weaknesses.

Take the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), for example. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) put on a multi-year contest to select the AES. In August 1998, fifteen candidate algorithms were chosen from those submitted. Within a year, major vulnerabilities were discovered within five of the algorithms and another four had less-serious attacks.

These were algorithms developed by experienced cryptographers with knowledge of common cryptanalytic techniques, yet many were rapidly broken. Dont try to create (Read more...)

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Are you working from home and need to secure your company data? Maybe you are in the journalism world or trying to blow the lid off government corruption and need to protect your identity? These scenarios, and many more, require top-notch security, and a VPN is a great way to achieve that. Fortunately, you dont need to be a tech wiz to find the most secure VPN for the job.

If youre short on time, heres a list of secure VPNs from ProPrivacy. Each one of their recommendations ticks all the boxes for privacy and security. Read on for the details so you know what keeps your data safe and sound.

Even the most secure VPN isnt perfect, but thats why safety features are a thing in engineering. Lets say you have trouble connecting to your providers server, or your VPN connection drops for whatever reason and you dont notice until later. Any cyber criminal worth their salt can take advantage of that small window of opportunity.

Since your network traffic isnt encrypted (i.e. obfuscated) by your VPN, you can be the victim of a man-in-the-middle attack. This is especially the case if you use an unsecured Wi-Fi network. In fact, due to some security flaws in modern Wi-Fi encryption protocols, even password-protected networks arent as safe as you think.

This is where the kill switch comes into play. This feature automatically stops all network traffic until you can safely reconnect to the VPN preventing any accidental data leaks.

If you werent aware, many ISPs have been caught selling your data to the highest bidders. VPNs encrypt your traffic so not even your ISP can snoop on your browsing behavior. However, your VPN provider can see the websites you access and which of your apps access the Internet so youd better pick someone reliable to protect your data.

One way to know if your provider is trustworthy is to look at their data logging policy. No-logs VPNs dont keep tabs on your browsing behavior, meaning your online data wont be exposed to potential hacking incidents. Nor do you risk your data being seized by restrictive governments.

Bonus points if they dont keep connection logs either. They are relatively harmless on their own, as they only show non-identifiable data such as connection times, the amount of data used, etc. However, connection logs could leave you open to a traffic correlation attack which is sometimes used to break the anonymity of TOR users.

Claiming they keep no logs in their privacy policy is nice and all, but having that fact verified is even better. This could be done through two methods:

Nothing useful could be found in either case, because the providers dont keep any logs.

The 5/9/14 Eyes alliance is a group of countries whose intelligence agencies collaborate and share information. This wouldnt be a problem in itself until you realize they also share data about their own citizens. Moreover, the countries that are part of this collective tend to have dystopian surveillance programs in place (see the UK Investigatory Powers Act).

Ideally, the VPNs jurisdiction should have strong privacy laws (for example, no mandatory data retention). ExpressVPN is based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a small territory with no data retention laws. Furthermore, other countries (such as the UK or the US) cant compel BVI companies to share data about their users.

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. The US is a major player in the 5 Eyes alliance, and Private Internet Access is a US-based VPN. However, theyve had the security of their service proven twice, as seen in the previous section.

VPNs encrypt your data using complex mathematical equations. The only way that data can be read is by having the correct key to decrypt it. Now, if a VPN used a single master key to encrypt your data and a hacker got their hands on that key, they could intercept everything thats being encrypted with it.

Perfect Forward Secrecy solves that by using a different key for each session. Say, you log into your VPN in the morning before work to make a quick online payment then log off a few hours later. When you log back in, the VPN will use a different encryption key.

Of course, thats just one example. Some encrypted messaging apps can generate a new key for every message, as described in the Wired article linked above. VPN providers like ExpressVPN use dynamic encryption keys that change every 60 minutes if you tend to browse the web for longer periods.

In the unlikely event that a hacker obtains one key, all they could see is the data for that specific session. Its still not an ideal scenario, but certainly not as bad as if they could continue to spy on your online activity with the master key.

We could also talk about how secure VPN clients shouldnt expose your IP address through things like WebRTC or DNS leaks. Although, truth be told, we consider IP leak protection to be a bare minimum for a quality VPN provider.

Other than that, the encryption protocols they use in their software are another deciding factor. Most providers nowadays offer OpenVPN, which is widely considered the most secure VPN protocol out there. As such, we couldnt include it as much of a distinguishing feature though its good to keep in mind for your research.

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Increased remote working makes it more important than ever to secure computers and the data on them. With the huge number of laptops that are lost, misplaced, or stolen every day, a crucial first line of defense for devices is full-disk encryption.

With full disk encryption rolled out, admins can ensure sensitive company data cant be accessed, even if a device falls into the wrong hands. And while disk encryption has long been a vital component of device security, it has also frequently been associated with complexity and admin overhead. Setting up and maintaining servers, dealing with encryption keys, and helping users whove forgotten their credentials all takes time and effort.

With Sophos Central Device Encryption, we focus on making device encryption intuitive and hassle-free. Theres no server to install, and encryption is enabled in a handful of clicks. Sophos Central Device Encryption uses the same core agent as Intercept X, meaning existing Sophos customers have no additional agent to deploy and can start encrypting computers in mere minutes.

Under the hood, we leverage Windows BitLocker and macOS FileVault technology to do the heavy lifting when it comes to encrypting and decrypting data on the disk. With these technologies being integrated deeply into each operating system, performance and security is first-class.

As a part of compliance requirements, companies often need to verify which computers in the organization are encrypted. The cloud-based Sophos Central Admin console provides great visibility into device status, including which disks are encrypted and the last time a device checked in. The next version of Central Device Encryption adds a new Encryption Status report, further drilling down into device encryption status, making it even easier to help demonstrate compliance across the organization.

An important consideration with disk encryption is how users will regain access to their devices if they forget their credentials. The Sophos Central Self-Service Portal lets users retrieve their own recovery keys without needing to contact the IT helpdesk. Users get back up and running faster, and IT teams have fewer tickets to deal with.

The shift towards remote working makes full disk encryption more important than ever. Sophos Central Device Encryption makes it a breeze to deploy and manage devices with full disk encryption. Head over to Sophos.comto find out more and to sign up for a free trial.

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The United States is being targeted by nation-state cyberattackers and criminals alike, exploiting the current crisis and taking aim at our nations most vital critical infrastructures, including healthcare, energy and elections.

Currently, the governments ability to protect us and respond to these threats is hindered. Cyber responsibilities and capabilities are spread across various agencies that often operate in silos. This patchwork of disjointed cyber activities and approaches undermines accountability and puts citizens at risk. Within other important public functions and businesses, there is one centralized office overseeing security programs, managing risk and coordinating incident response activities; one accountable executive. The U.S. government needs a central, coordinating authority, who has visibility and oversight of cyber activities across all government agencies. This will help assure we have an accurate understanding of risk, are taking the appropriate measures to reduce risk and can coordinate a whole of government response to incidents of national consequence. This role is also critical to form coherent policies around important topics such as our international engagement on cyber issues, formulating a national encryption policy that balances the desires of law enforcement with cybersecurity and public safety, cyber workforce development and inclusion programs and many others.

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission was formed last year to develop a consensus on strategy for best defending the U.S. against significant cyberattacks. Commissioners Representative Jim Langevin, and Representative Mike Gallagher, and other congressional leaders have submitted legislation to codify many of the Commissions recommendations. They call for establishing a National Cyber Director that has policy and budgetary authority to coordinate and harmonize cyber defenses and policies across government. Thoughtful and well coordinated cybersecurity policies or lack thereof impact just about every aspect of how this nation is governed and operates. I fully support legislation establishing the National Cyber Director position. And I would urge Congress to consider some additional authorities and responsibilities to this role.

Encryption Policy

The National Cyber Directors role should bring a cyber practitioners knowledge of encryption to balance industry and government objectives in security and access to information. Strong encryption improves cybersecurity, privacy, economic competitiveness, and increases public safety. An informed National Cyber Director can ensure law enforcement leverages lawful tools and methods and has robust technical training to access the information needed to conduct investigations without weakening security. The National Cyber Director should be the focal point for developing a national policy on encryption.

Cyber Workforce Diversity

There is a well-documented shortage in the cybersecurity workforce, and just as importantly, a great lack of diversity in thought and creativity. The lack of inclusion in the cybersecurity industry is a contributing factor. The workforce shortage is projected to reach 1.8 million people by 2022, according to the Global Information Security Workforce Study released in February. Minority representation within cyber is 26%, only slightly higher than the overall U.S. minority workforce (21%). Women represent only 14% of the cybersecurity workforce in North America and just 11% globally. Only through increased inclusion and diversityof race, gender, perspective and thoughtcan the cybersecurity industry effectively address our biggest challenges. We need a bold cyber workforce strategy that develops and advances people from all walks of life. We need buy-in and partnership from the government to invest in recruiting, developing and retaining talent. Ensuring that the U.S. remains competitive for the best cyber talent available will require top-level attention and should be at the forefront of priority initiatives for the National Cyber Director.

Zero Day Disclosure

Businesses have been caught off guard in the past when hacking tools leveraging zero daysor previously unknown and unpatched vulnerabilitieshave leaked out of the confines of federal law enforcement. Specifically, the publication in 2017 by Wikileaks of the Vault 7 trove of documents stolen from the CIA included zero days that have been used to compromise U.S. businesses. The National Cyber Director should oversee the Vulnerabilities Equities Process and Review Board which determines whether and when the government should weaponize a specific vulnerability for intelligence purposes or disclose it so that it can be remediated and improve the nations and the worlds cybersecurity. A strong process which properly weighs the benefits and risks of disclosure and drives towards consensus will protect our overall cyber posture, critical infrastructure and economy, while considering national security and law enforcement needs.

Regulatory Coordination

The National Cyber Director should coordinate cybersecurity policies and practices with regulatory agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promote accountability and mitigate risk. The Cyber Solarium Commission Report recommends Congress amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to explicitly account for cybersecurity, which would increase transparency and drive better behavior, without dictating specifictechnologies or practices. Even shy of amending SOX, interpreting the existing rules to be more inclusive of cybersecurity risk and requiring explicit attestation might be the single most impactful way to improve private industrys cyber hygiene practices and reduce cyber-related losses.

Today government agencies, critical infrastructure and businesses across the country have greatly expanded the cyber attack surface. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are everywhere, sensitive data is in the cloud and critical infrastructure providers now connect operational technology systems to the internet. In a report from the Ponemon Institute in 2019, 90% of critical infrastructure operators said their environments had been damaged by at least one cyber attack over the past two years, with 62% experiencing two or more attacks.

With COVID-19, malware, phishing and ransomware attacks on critical healthcare and government systems are on the rise. At a time when the government is crucial to helping to maintain vital services and state and local governments lack the resources to reallocate to cyber, its more critical than ever to prioritize funding and budget investments based on risk, and to provide better coordination of cyber at the federal level. We need a National Cyber Director to lead this charge in partnership with industry.

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A recent study of the Global Mobile Encryption Market was published. The Mobile Encryption Market Research Report shows the latest market insights, current situation analysis of future trends, and product and service analysis. This report provides key statistics on market conditions, size, share, and growth factors of the Mobile Encryption market. The study covers data from emerging players, including competitive terrain, sales, revenue, and market share of the worlds leading manufacturers.

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Mobile Encryption Market and Competitive Analysis:

Know the current market situation! Not only new products, but also existing ones are given ever-changing market dynamics. This study will allow market experts to drop their market share rapidly while maintaining the latest market trends and segment performance. Through market share analysis, correlate market position,% market share, and segmented revenue to identify who actually competes within the market. (Players Can be Added as per Request)

The historical Mobile Encryption market scenario, market entropy, and patent analysis for competitive attacks section includes variables such as gross margin, gross profit, segment revenue, employee size, net profit, total assets, along with competitor SWOT, product specifications and peer margins, etc.

Segmentation and Targeting:Essential demographic, geographic, psychological, and behavioral information about the business segments of the Mobile Encryption market will help you determine which features your company should include to fit your business needs.

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Mobile Encryption Market Product/Service Development:You can see why the product/service fits your needs and why modifications make the product more attractive. Approach consumer-side analytics, such as focus groups that leverage user testing and empirical research, always help to correlate innovation with demand preferences.

Market Scope & Target with Key Findings / Objectives:

How Study Have Considered the Impact of COVID-19 / Economic Slowdown of 2020?

Analysts at the Worldwide Market Reports conducted special surveys and connected with opinion leaders and industry experts from various regions to gain a fine-grained understanding of growth impacts as well as regional reforms to combat the situation. A special chapter in this study shows the impact of COVID-19 on the global Mobile Encryption market, as well as impacting growth trends with tables and graphs related to various countries and sectors.

The Mobile Encryption Market Key Business Segments Growth & % Share May See a Paradigm Shift

The various segments analyzed and scaled by the application/end-user in this study show potential growth and various changes from 2014 to 2027. Due to the changing dynamics that support growth, it is important for companies in this sector to understand market movements. To segment the Mobile Encryption market by type, segmentation of industrial sectors (public, commercial) and channels (direct sales, distributors) has been considered.

In addition, this study provides an in-depth overview of countries with the highest market share in country-level exit, past and present scenarios, classified as potentially high growth areas. Dismantling some regions classified in the study.

Trade dispute will continue, who is staying up in Competition: An Unsold Story

The epidemic poses a serious economic challenge to China. As the demand for decoupling and economic imbalance grows, changes in relations between China and other parts of the world will affect the competition and opportunities in the Mobile Encryption market. Negotiations between the two world economies will continue in 2020, with some uncertainties and concerns still some emerging players taking advantage of the highest growth rates and setting market share, while stable giants in the global Mobile Encryption market still challenge all competition do it. How to identify key players in the global Mobile Encryption market, and consider all scenarios while profiling players.

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