Application level data protection hindered by misperceptions and complexities

2021-05-20 04:30

Many companies do not address data protection in the applications they control, instead relying on data-at-rest encryption techniques which generally do not protect data-in-use.

Companies broadly concerned with application level data protection.

Most companies appear to be broadly concerned with protecting data beyond when it's at rest, with 85% of respondents reporting being somewhat or very concerned with unprotected data at the application layer.

Respondents did indicate considerable near-term action plans to address protecting data at the application layer - with 96% of respondents stating that they have plans to add application-level data protection functionality within the next twelve months.

Overall, the highest ranked challenge in applying data protection in applications was related to cryptographic key management.

"However, these solutions are not designed to address protecting data once it leaves its storage location. This is clearly an area of growing concern, however the perception that protecting data at the application layer is too challenging still lingers."

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