Security News > 2021 > May > Organizations have seen an increase in device encryption

32% of organizations have seen an increase in device encryption in the past year, according to a Vanson Bourne survey.

31 percent noted that their organization now requires all data to be encrypted as standard, whether it's at rest or in transit, and 24 percent require the encryption of all data when it's being stored on their systems or in the cloud.

"Encryption is increasingly recognised as a key component for data security and cyber resilience, especially at the highest levels. Examples include the use of encryption being one of very few technologies recommended within GDPR and Joe Biden's recent Executive Order, stipulating the need to adopt encryption for data at rest and in transit. If ever there were a time to increase and execute the use of encryption, this is it!".

Regardless of the increase in the use of encryption, when asked to select up to three main causes of a data breach within their organization, 30 percent of those surveyed report lack of encryption and lost/misplaced devices containing sensitive corporate information as main causes.

The increase in encryption usage looks set to continue.

"Remote working has become the 'new normal' and it's crucial that businesses now address any quick fix security solutions they had put in place and ensure the security of corporate data. The rise in endpoint control, and the plans for increased encryption are hugely positive, but this needs to be embedded in remote working policies if businesses are to avoid the potential for a data breach and failure to comply with existing regulations," Fielding added.

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