Encryption in the cloud
As organizations are using cloud services more rapidly, the need to ensure data encryption is in more demand. Cloud vendors today have several different options that are available for consumers to use.
The need for these encryption options has derived from various aspects, such as regulatory constraints, whereby the uncertainty of government agencies having access to your data is a concern, and data protection, whereby you need to ensure that your data is protected and encrypted while in transit and at rest.
Every cloud provider has several encryption offerings that span data in transit, data at rest, and data in use. We will not cover these offerings in this section as you can explore them by visiting your cloud provider’s home page.
The key to encryption in the cloud is understanding the challenges that come with it. Although encryption in the cloud is relatively simple, it is still possible to overlook it. One of the key pillars to understanding...
