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Will 2012 be the Year of Ubiquitous Encryption?

December 16th, 2011 - Posted by:

 

The Split-Personality Year of 2011 will Lead Organizations to Make Sure they are Protected in 2012: The Year of Ubiquitous Encryption

People have long named years according to their personalities—in Chinese astrology, 2011 was the Year of the Tiger, for example, and in American culture, 2003 was the Year of the Blues. In the IT security sphere, pinning down 2011 to just one personality would deny another, equally strong personality: The year had a split personality. It was the Year of the Third-party Trust Compromise, and the Year of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Mobile Revolution.

These two personalities have more in common than you might think. For example, both engendered 2012’s emerging personality, the Year of Ubiquitous Encryption, which is already taking shape. And both relate to a common security problem: attacks from within an organization’s systems. They also share the solution to this problem: improved processes and management.

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