http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240224164/Organisations-fail-to-encrypt-sensitive-data-shows-Infosecurity-Europe-survey
By Warwick Ashford
ComputerWeekly.com
09 July 2014
More than a third of organisations are failing to encrypt sensitive data
sent outside their systems, a survey has revealed.
Nearly 36% of more than 200 security professionals, polled at Infosecurity
Europe 2014 in London, admitted their organisations are not using
encryption for sharing sensitive data.
"This statistic is cause for alarm, particularly given that encryption
provides protection for companies against cyber criminals, competing
companies and even governments," said Terence Spies, CTO of Voltage
Security, the company that conducted the survey.
"Encryption is the key to keeping sensitive data away from prying eyes
because encrypting data at the source means that hackers or malicious
actors will not be able to see or use the information, even if they do
manage to intercept it."
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