'Now that cloud-based services are so widely used, this sprawl can only worsen' <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Encryption is on everyones radar lately, and not just due to worries over government surveillance. <\/p>\n
Ever-changing data legislation and industry regulation are driving this renewed interest, along with the obvious desires to avoid data breaches and identity theft. <\/p>\n
Google recently announced that about 65% of the messages sent by its Gmail users are encrypted while delivered, up from 39% in December 2013. <\/p>\n
Now, encryption is not exactly the new kid on the block. It was once the sole province of financial institutions and governments, but the Internet changed all this. <\/p>\n
>See also:The intricacies of Bring Your Own Encryption (BYOE) <\/p>\n
Computers that had once been safe due to their isolation were now connected and exposed. <\/p>\n
SSL\/TLS was universally adopted to protect data, and that protection has extended past the obvious applications like eCommerce to organisations IT systems. <\/p>\n
This has resulted in not just a heightened level of security but heightened complexity and cost as well. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n