Recent user-friendly advances have been made in "practical cryptography," but there are still many security considerations when it comes to data encryption, including data classification and how to ensure information can be accessed across multiple applications.
About the author: Tom Bowers is managing director of consulting firm Security Constructs.
How to conduct a data classification assessment
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Quiz: Demystifying data encryption
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Recent user-friendly advances have been made in "practical cryptography," but there are still many security considerations when it comes to data encryption, including data classification and how to ensure information can be accessed across multiple applications.
