Key management is the biggest pain of encryption
Most IT professionals rate the pain of managing encryption keys as severe, according to a new global survey by the Ponemon Institute. On a scale of 1 to 10, respondents said that the risk and cost associated with managing keys or certificates was 7 or above, and cited unclear ownership of keys as the main reason. “There’s a growing awareness of the security benefits of encryption really accrue from the keys,” said Richard Moulds, vice president of product strategy at Thales e-Security,…