Last updated on June 26th, 2023 at 11:50 am
Cyber Security Challenges
Cyber security challenges are omnipresent for all businesses. They have only been heightened by the worldwide Covid 19 pandemic and the resulting remote work structure. People now have to communicate and collaborate on shared platforms which only increases the security concerns and efforts, as they now have to span across all mediums where work is done.
Encryption is a technological process where data is encrypted using an algorithm and the user is required to decrypt or decode it using a key. Without the proper key this data is unreadable and therefore securely protected. End-to-end encryption means that all your sensitive data is encrypted and secured-whether in transit, at rest, externally and internally.
End-to-end encryption is the technology that makes sure that the sensitive data you send-whether it’s a text message, file, an email will be accessible only to its intended recipients. Malicious monitors, internet service providers, government monitoring agencies, even developers of an application and the company hosting the servers will not be able to access or read the end-to-end encrypted data.
The benefits of end-to-end encryption
Security and Integrity
The biggest advantage of using end-to-end encryption is security as no one can read your data except the authorized recipient. Further more it maintains the integrity of your message as no one can change it or tamper with it during transit.
Most cloud storage platforms provide a convenient user experience but at the cost of security. Your data is encrypted, but its keys are stored in the cloud providers servers. If the server is hacked, you tend to lose your valuable data. Whereas end-to-end encryptions provide a strong barrier against data breaches. Even if a hacker breaks in to a company’s server, he will not be able to access your end-to-end encrypted data because its are stored in the users device and not on the server.
Allows full control
End-to-end encryption puts data management in the hands of the data owner. No matter where the data travels the owner can modify controls even after the data leaves the organization, revoke its access or limit its sharing.
Allows complete legal compliance but keeps the content away from the eyes of law enforcement agencies
End-to-end encryptions also ensures strict compliance to data protection regulations. It also accelerates the legal review process for procurement of technology. In today’s times service providers encrypt the messages and at times law enforcement agencies issue warrants to the service providers to allow them access to the contents, which most of the times the service providers have to accede to.
But with end-to-end encryptions, the service provider has no role in the encryption process, so law enforcement agencies cannot get the information from the service provider. So end-to-end encryption is the best way to protect your valuable data whether in transit or at rest.
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