Infographic How Secure Is Your Data in Motion?
By Insight Editor / 25 Mar 2023 / Topics: Cybersecurity Cloud
Your data is constantly moving. So are cybersecurity threats. Yet, 69% of businesses surveyed say they rely on firewalls for protection. Firewalls aren’t the same as having dedicated, certified, NATO-vetted encryption devices. This infographic explains how Thales ensures your data-in-motion is secure.
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How secure is your data in motion?
Global survey of IT and security decision makers highlights serious concerns about the security of data in motion across networks and what you should do about it.
Five key findings: How does your organization stack up?
Do you encrypt your data in motion over your organization’s data networks? 58-percent say yes, 42-percent say no.
1. Beware of the danger of not encrypting network data in motion.
What’s notable:
42-percent of respondents either don’t encrypt their data in motion or don’t know if they do.
Of those, 32-percent say they are using closed or private networks and 29-percent cite encryption is not required.
What it means:
Organizations may not fully understand the extent of cybersecurity threats to data in motion.
Solutions provider organizations are more aware of clients’ risks than client — 93-percent of service providers believe network data should be encrypted as opposed to 29-percent of their customers.
2. Inadequate solutions are heavily used for protecting network data in motion.
What’s notable:
69-percent of enterprise respondents say their organizations use firewalls for encrypting data in motion.
Only 23-percent of enterprises use dedicated hardware encryption appliances to protect network data in motion.
What it means:
Lack of awareness of performance and security benefits of dedicated encryption appliances (vs. penalties for dual purpose devices).
Many use IPSec, which is an outdated protocol, not designed for high bandwidth networks that require low overhead and low latency.
3. Avoid frequent patching and device swaps; dedicated encryption solutions are a better option.
What’s notable:
70-percent of organization respondents still use frequent software patches to ensure security is updated.
47-percent of respondents say their solutions require regular device upgrades to address changes in security requirements.
What it means:
By using dedicated encryption solutions, organization can ensure they are within compliance and reducing the need for costly/timely patching and updates.
4. The cyber-threat of quantum computing and the importance of crypto-agility.
How is your organization preparing for security threats posed by quantum computing?
What’s notable:
73-percent recognize quantum is a threat, but 61-percent have yet to define a strategy for a post-quantum world.
What it means:
Decision makers are starting to look at solutions to ensure that data protected by encryption today will still be protected when quantum computing becomes a reality. Encryption strategies should include crypto-agile solutions that are post-quantum crypto ready.
5. The key “must haves” for maximum data in motion security.
How important is a network encryption solution’s separation of duties when evaluating a security product (rather than bundled dual-function device)?
What’s notable:
The majority of respondents see the value in separating security aspects from the network functionality.
86-percent believe issues related to encryption key material quality are important or very important when adopting a network encryption solution.
What it means:
Decision makers recognize that effective data in motion security requires both separation of duties and ensuring the encryption keys are secure.
What should you do to ensure your data in motion is secure?
Security, IT, and networking teams need to work together to provide an optimal solution that meets performance, security and budgetary requirements within modern network architectures. Start by focusing on these DevSecOps best practices.
Dedicated encryption: for maximum security, network performance.
Secure keys: secure management and storage of encryption keys.
Independent: policy-based network layer-agnostic data protection.
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